Moving Between Neighborhoods May Cause Changes In Body Weight.

a study published online in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine “suggests that moving between neighborhoods can also cause changes in body weight.” After analyzing “a sample of more than 1,000 Dallas County residents between the ages of 18 and 65 who researchers had followed for seven years,” investigators “found that people who moved to more socioeconomically depressed neighborhoods gained weight.” According to TIME, the NIH “says that living environments can encourage obesity and interfere with an unhealthy lifestyle; a lack of sidewalks and safe parks, a glut of fast-food restaurants with little access to fruits and vegetables, heavy food advertising and long work hours of residents all contribute.” http://time.com/3850834/weight-gain-poor-neighborhoods/