How come the fattest are in the inner city?
But public health officials are rarely, if ever, consulted, so our subdivisions actually make us fatter and lazier.
In the subdivisions, there were lots of football, basketball, and roller hockey games. Exercise is there and availible. People walk all the time in those as well.
Suburban sprawl also makes us lonely
I did alright in the country, let alone suburbia.
and cause “a lack of social networks and diminished social capital,
Ever hear of making your own networks?
which can contribute to obesity, cardiovascular disease, mental health problems, and increased rates of mortality.”
How so?
Instead of designing walkable cities, we build sprawl that makes us even more dependent on the automobile
Why are people moving to sprawling areas and moving OUT of cities?
Very good question. If the "elites" would look at why people choose to live where they do, perhaps they'd find the real reason that people leave the inner city in the first place. Then they could formulate a solution.
I saw a similar article a week or two ago - their general point was that "sprawl" was responsible for people being overweight. How did they come up with this conclusion? By comparing the BMI (not even the body fat composition) of people in various counties. I would think that the best conclusion they ought to be able to come up with is that people in certain counties tend to have a higher BMI when compared to those in other counties.