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Public Transport is Good for Your Health and Your Wallet, According to Scientists
Public Transport is Good for Your Health and Your Wallet, According to
Scientists
research suggests.
By Richard Alleyne, Science Correspondent
Published: 7:00PM BST 29 Jun 2010
Telegraph
<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/7861343/Public-transport-
is-good-for-your-health-and- your-wallet-according-to-scientists.html>
A shorter URL for the above link:
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Taking the train, tram or bus instead of your car increases physical
activity so much that the average person drops more than six pounds in as
little as a year.
The findings suggests that increasing the use of public transport could
improve health and lower obesity levels.
"The built environment can constrain or facilitate physical activity.
Understanding ways to encourage greater use of local environments for
physical activity offers some hope for reducing the growth in the
prevalence of obesity," said lead author Dr John MacDonald, at the
University of Pennsylvania.
In a study published in the August issue of the American Journal of
Preventive Medicine, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania,
Drexel University and the RAND Corporation found that construction of a
light-rail system (LRT) resulted in increased physical activity (walking)
and subsequent weight loss by people served by the LRT.
In a study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine,
researchers found that construction of a light-rail system (LRT) resulted
in increased walking and subsequent weight loss by people served by the
LRT.
An added benefit of public policy investments in LRT, on top of the
general transportation benefits accrued, is the potential reductions in
obesity in the population, " said Dr MacDonald.
Using two surveys, one collecting data prior to the completion of an LRT
in Charlotte, North Carolina, the second after completion, investigators
found that using light rail for commuting was associated with reductions
in body mass index (BMI) over time.
LRT reduced BMI by an average of 1.18 kg/m2 compared to non-LRT users in
the same area over a 12-18 month follow-up period.
The complete article may be read at the URL above.
Light Rail (LRT) in Charlotte, North Carolina
<http://world.nycsubway.org/perl/show?79512>
<http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&source=imghp&q=%28lrt+OR+
%22light+rail%22%29+and+charlotte+and+%22north+carolina%22&btnG=
Search+Images&gbv=2&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=>
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Light Rail Systems Lead To Weight Loss
June 29, 2010 6:50 a.m. EST
Topics: physical fitness, medical research, preventative medicine, health,
United States
American Health News
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