Comments on: Are the Buses Making Us Fat? https://changingmediagroup.com/are-the-buses-making-us-fat/ Media Strategy | Web Development | Video Production Mon, 17 Oct 2016 07:31:35 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.12 By: Adam Conway https://changingmediagroup.com/are-the-buses-making-us-fat/#comment-3059 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:39:02 +0000 http://changingmediagroup.com/?p=37067#comment-3059 Hi Andrew, thanks for the feedback and for the point towards more information on this topic, which continues to hold my attention and curiosity. As the article you cite notes, introducing effective mass transit to an area can have substantial positive health effects, probably due to greater access to healthy food options and and increased likelihood of walking or biking a portion of the commute. The criticism I keep hearing about the Baltimore transit network is that it is somewhat unreliable and may not go where riders need to go, thus increasing reliance on cars.
This is subjective, and not part of my own experience, as I have not needed to use public transit more than a couple of times, and I was not in a hurry at the time.
I would suggest that as a caveat, perhaps I should have added that an EFFECTIVE public transit system would do a good job at NOT making us fat, but that perhaps that is not what we have here.

]]> By: andrew https://changingmediagroup.com/are-the-buses-making-us-fat/#comment-3058 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:11:28 +0000 http://changingmediagroup.com/?p=37067#comment-3058 There is recent research into if public transit use leads to changes in BMI or body weight. It seems to be a positive finding for public transit, i.e. more public transit use ==> more physical activity ==> lower BMI.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100628203756.htm

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