I'm a city dweller - have been so my whole life. So the new study that says living in a city is better for your overall health is a welcome bit of news:
Living in the suburbs may have once been part of the American dream but it can lead to nightmares such as high blood pressure, arthritis and headaches, researchers reported on Monday.An adult living somewhere like Atlanta, with its spread-out suburbs and car-heavy culture, will have a health profile that looks like that of someone who lives in Seattle -- but who is four years older, the study found.
And also
There was no link between suburban sprawl and mental health. The RAND team found no differences in the rates of depression, anxiety and psychological well-being between people living in downtown areas and those in suburbs.
Even living in San Francisco, which is less dense that New York, I've noticed that I walk less here. It's easy to see how that effect would be magnified once you leave town altogether.
