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08/29/2003 Archived Entry: "suburban health"

URBAN SPRAWL HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH: A couple of studies are bemoaning the hazards of living in the suburbs compared with living cheek-by-jowl in cities. Suburbanites are more likely to be overweight, and more likely to get hit by a vehicle when walking or cycling. This is serious enough that the Center for Disease Prevention and Control is worried that we may see an epidemic of surburban obesity among baby-boomers.

Of course, neither of these studies looked at the increased risk of rape, murder, assault or other violent crimes that comes from living in "neighborhoods that work for people."

I'd rather be fat and drive an SUV for my daily errands than be a victim of urban crime.

The story is here.

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