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AUGUST 28TH, 2003 NEW REPORT: In the first such national study, health researchers found that people who live in counties marked by sprawl-style development tend to weigh more, are more likely to be obese and are more likely to suffer from high blood pressure.
RELATED SPRAWL & HEALTH LINKS RWJF Interactive Sprawl-Health Website American Journal of Public Health American Journal of Health Promotion Robert Wood Johnson Television Health Series site Health Behavior News Service Active Living by Design Active Living Network Active Living Research
COVERAGE OF THE REPORT Suburban sprawl weighs on waistlines CNN.com Urban sprawl piles on the pounds BBC As Suburbs Grow, So Do Our Waistlines NY Times Study Links Urban Sprawl to Obesity The Wall Street Journal Studies tie urban sprawl to health risks, road danger USA Today Suburbia USA: Fat of the Land? Washington Post Sprawling Suburbs May Help Fuel Obesity AP Urban Sprawl Makes Americans Fat, Study Finds Reuters Walking the Portland way The Oregonian (Portland) Study Links Health to Neighborhood Design NPR
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