However, it has been proven that weight loss can reduce the risk of developing heart disease or diabetes. The study was published in the journal Nature . Although there is no scientific study to conclude that suburbia may be contributing to the nation's health problem of obesity, some people say that it is a factor in the expanding waistlines of Americans. There's no conclusive proof. But there's enough strong circumstantial evidence that we better take it seriously.
Experts point to couch potato activity and poor diets.
We don't walk to the store on the corner. We ride the lawnmower instead of pushing it. We've engineered almost any kind of work out of our lives. That's why we're growing bigger. And yet, others point to suburbia.