This post appeared in a previous blog and is here for posterity’s sake.

An interesting study comparing residents of sedentary cities/suburbs with active cities has shown that Living in the Suburbs Can Make You Sick:

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 the culprit seems to be exercise, or the lack of it, the researchers report in the October issue of the journal Public Health.

I am sure there is some sort of trade off, however, of living in the city; noise and air pollution in urban areas (such as New York) most definitely affect health. But, how much this is offset by constantly walking everywhere and eating a wide variety of foods? Just a gut reaction, is that the improved overall health via exercise and diet far outweigh the environmental contaminations.