Monday, May 11, 2015

Taking Public Transportation Can Help You Lose Weight And Feel More Active, So Maybe It's Time To Give Your Car A Rest

New research forthcoming in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health sheds light on the exact relationship between public transportation and weight loss. Led by Adam Martin of the University of East Anglia’s Norwich Medical School, the study was based on data from more than 4,000 adults via the British Household Panel Survey, taken between 2004 and 2007. At three different points during that time period, participants were asked how they commute to work, so individuals’ changes from driving to other methods (or vice-versa) would show up relatively clearly in their weights. Read more.

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