Neighbourhood greenness has long term positive impact on kids' health
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - 10:14
in Health & Medicine
In the first study to look at the effect of neighbourhood greenness on inner city children's weight over time, researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and the University of Washington report that higher neighbourhood greenness is associated with slower increases in children's body mass over a two year period, regardless of residential density...