American scientists have established that life outside the city leads to obesity and heart disease. Due to the fact that in rural areas schools, shops and other public places are rather dispersed, locals get to them on cars, almost without walking. And this lack of physical activity leads to obesity and various cardiovascular diseases.

RAND and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

The work was attended by more than eight thousand Americans living both in the city and in the countryside, who in the questionnaires answered questions about their lifestyle and health status, as reported by the Internet publication for girls and women from 14 to 35 years old Pannochka. Net In addition to the state of the cardiovascular system, residents of the suburbs of the researchers were interested in the mental health of these people: according to previous studies, being in relative isolation increases the risk of depression and anxiety. However, such a pattern was not revealed.

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