Living Near A Supermarket May Help Kids Lose Weight, Study Suggests.

reports a new study suggests “living close to a large supermarket can help obese children slim down.” Lead author Dr. Lauren Fiechtner of MassGeneral Hospital for Children in Boston said of the study, “Children enrolled in an obesity intervention program who lived closer to a supermarket decreased their body mass index (BMI) and increased their fruit and vegetable intake.” Fiechtner cautioned however that “supermarket proximity alone might not have tipped the scales” as “the kids whose habits changed the most were also enrolled in a weight-loss program and given advice on how to make better food choices.” The study was published in the American Journal of Public Health. http://consumer.healthday.com/vitamins-and-nutrition-information-27/food-and-nutrition-news-316/having-supermarket-nearby-may-help-kids-lose-weight-707247.html