An examination of the associations between walkable neighbourhoods and obesity and self-rated health in Canadians - Colley RC, Christidis T, Michaud I, Tjepkema M, Ross NA.

BACKGROUND: Two-thirds of Canadian adults and one-third of Canadian children and youth are overweight or obese. There is increased interest in identifying features of the built environment-such as walkability-that facilitate lifestyle habits associated wit...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Pedestrians and Bicycles Source Type: news