Urbanization Blamed For Diabetes

Filed in archive Lifestyle on November 16, 2006

Looking at the complex interaction of the many elements that contribute to Type 2 diabetes, one term can encompass them all: urbanization.

This article explains how rural populations, long thought to be 'backwards' are actually much healthier than urban populations. City sprawl contributes to such health hazards as multiple Fast Food Restaurants and choosing driving over walking.

It's an interesting read. What do you do to stay healthy in the 'big city?'