Untersuchungen haben 14 Jahre lang dieselben Australier verfolgt und herausgefunden, dass Menschen, die in ein neues Gebiet ziehen, nach und nach einen Teil des typischen Gewichtsprofils ihrer neuen Gemeinde annehmen. Dies zeigt, dass der „Ort“ selbst zu den Gewichtsunterschieden im ganzen Land beiträgt.
National study finds where you live influences your body weight
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A Curtin University-led study has found that where Australians live has a measurable influence on their body weight, with local food environments and neighbourhood design playing a big part in shaping health outcomes.
The research tracked the same Australians across 14 years and discovered that people who move to a new area gradually adopt part of the typical weight profile of their new community, showing that “place” itself contributes to differences in weight across the country.
Lead author PhD candidate Michael Windsor, from the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, said the findings show that tackling obesity requires more than just focusing on individual behaviours.
“By following thousands of Australians year after year and using broad two-digit postcode regions to identify when they moved, we were able to see how changing location influenced their weight,” Mr Windsor said.
“On average, about 15 per cent of the difference in weight between regions can be explained by where people live, not just who they are. People tend to slowly gain or lose weight to align more closely with the average weight of their new area.
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“That tells us that local factors such as the availability of healthy food, the density of fast-food outlets, walkability and access to green space, are quietly but powerfully influencing people’s health.”
Walkable neighbourhoods are important as a public health consideration. But that could interfere with oil company profits, hence the 15min city conspiracies.
People who eat like locals… Look like locals? What exactly is the science here trying to prove?
Their input is „availability of food choices“
Does this include economic factors. It’s likely you will wear nice clothes if you can afford to live in a rich area