Lose WeightWeight Loss – Is Your Neighborhood Making You Fat?
A survey of 2,900 individuals found those living near more fast food restaurants and convenience stores to be 25% more likely to be obese. The Canadian survey looked at food sources within 800 and 1,600 meters of homes. If there were more grocery stores versus restaurants and convenience stores, the likelihood of obesity decreased. The link between restaurants and convenience stores versus grocery stores also decreased at distances greater than 1,600 meters.
This was a short survey I found interesting and decided I’d share with you. There is no concrete evidence to say the higher number of restaurants and convenience stores is to blame for the higher obesity rates. The survey did not actually look at individual eating habits. However, if you are looking to move and make a healthy change at the same time, maybe the above is something to take into consideration.
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All the best,
Lisa Nelson, RD
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