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Tuesday, September 01, 2009

Study Says Unsafe Neighborhoods Put Kids at Risk for Overweight, Obesity

If parents think their neighborhood is unsafe, they keep their children indoors more often. This sedentary lifestyle puts their children at risk for gaining too much weight, according to a new study from the University of Michigan.

• Dr. Andrew Grogan-Kaylor reached this conclusion after analyzing data on 5,886 children ages five to 20 years old from the National Longitudinal Study of Youth.
• Dr. Grogan-Kaylor found that if a mother rated her neighborhood as unsafe, her children were more likely to watch more television.
• He also found that 17 percent of the children living in unsafe neighborhoods were overweight, compared to 14 percent of children living in safe areas.

This study appeared in the journal Health and Social Work.

Labels: safety, sedentary

Posted By: Aspen/CRC

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