Obesity and Sitting Around doing nothing: a Correlation

groundbreaking news from the world of academia:

Longer drives result in bigger waistlines

18:00 2004-05-31
Larry Frank found that the average white male living in a community lined with shops and other businesses is expected to weigh 10 pounds less than a man living in a residential-only subdivision.

University of British Columbia researcher is being toasted by the American Journal of Preventative Medicine for his paper that indicates those who live in areas of urban sprawl are more likely to be overweight.

"Every additional 30 minutes spent in a car each day translates into a 3-per-cent greater chance of being obese," he said, inform theglobeandmail.com

According to canoe.ca "We also found that people who live in neighbourhoods with a mix of shops and businesses within easy walking distance are seven per cent less likely to be obese, lowering their relative risk of obesity by 35 percent."

and now, back to the study of "the effects of sleeping when tired".