Living near Parks reduces Diabetes risk!
Green Parks around reduce Diabetes risk
People living near good green parks, avail good transport facility, get fruits and vegetable easily – run lesser risk of diabetes by 38% – say American scientists. Ami Axenclass of Drexel University, Philadelphia gave details as follows:
Healthy environment and hygienic habits are the foremost out of all factors in controlling diabetes. In this regard, a study was conducted among persons in the age group of 45 to 84 – numbering 2,285 individuals. Details with respect to their blood sugar count, physical exercise activities, weight, food habits, living environment, facility for getting healthy food items, walking exercises and where they take up such walking bouts etc. were collected for analysis.
Out of the above persons, it was found out, the chances of getting diabetes risk was reduced by 38% for those – living near green parks; have good transportation facility nearby; facility to get fruits. vegetables and such other healthy food items easily.
Meanwhile, one of the health magazines of US has reported the result of a case study in which students of a school, where the junk-food shop is nearby, eat less quantity of fruits and vegetables. The intake of aerated water is also highly prevalent among these students. Because of such activities, the students of this particular school are more obese than the students of other schools.
Often times it has been the repeated advice by the medical fraternity, to avoid junk fast foods and aerated carbon-di-oxide mixed drinks like soda, if you want to avoid the most feared ailments – obesity and diabetes. Now living in a residential place surrounded by green parks is also recommended to farm part of healthy habits!
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