How Your Neighborhood Shapes What You Eat and How Active You Are
Researchers in Accra, Ghana studied how the design of neighborhoods—like whether there are parks, sidewalks, and grocery stores nearby—affects what people eat …
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Your Neighborhood Shapes Your Brain Health Throughout Life
Researchers wanted to understand how the places around us—like parks, grocery stores, and libraries—might help keep our brains healthy as we age. They talked …
Read MoreLiving in Poor Areas Raises Stroke Risk More Than Lack of Grocery Stores
Researchers studied over 1,800 stroke cases in Cincinnati to see if living in "food deserts" - poor areas with limited access to healthy food - increases …
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