Tag: built environment

• If I’m obese, is it my fault?

  

  If I ask most people, they’ll say it’s that person’s fault, perhaps not to his/her face, but there will be at least judgement of what the person did or didn’t do to gain weight. Maybe he/she ate too much, or sat on the couch too much, or maybe a bit of both. Either way, most…

  Dr. Scott Lear

  Lifestyle, Nutrition, Uncategorized

  built environment, community, diet, epigenetics, exercise, fast food, fat, genetics, health, healthy living, lifestyle, nutrition, obese, obesity, overweight, physical activity, pregnancy, twins, weight, weight loss

• How our community design shapes our health: A tale of two cites

  

  The community we live in has a great bearing on our daily lives from transportation infrastructure, provision of utilities, emergency services to even garbage pick-up. And while not as obvious, communities also play a role in our health and can impact our risk for chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease. In recent decades…

  Dr. Scott Lear

  built environment, commuting, exercise, happy, health, healthy, lifestyle, motivation, New York City, Niagara Falls, physical activity, travel, urban design, weight