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Life For The Obese Is No Walk In The Park; Poor community design plays a part in obesity problem, architect says.(HEALTH & MEDICINE)(Q&A)
Byline: GLORIA LAU
Cheap fatty food, combined with a lack of physical activity, contributes to the nation's rise in obesity, which kills nearly as many people as does smoking.
But experts say solutions to this problem lie not just in dieting and exercise, but also in the architecture and design of U.S. buildings and neighborhoods.
They argue that if communities were set up to encourage walking instead of driving, obesity wouldn't be such a problem.
One proponent of that theory is John Pangrazio, president of the American Institute of Architects' health and design committee.
He recently spoke with IBD.
IBD: Why is architecture and its impact on health discussed today? What changed to make this happen? After all, it was architects who designed the suburban sprawl that left Americans so far away from their supermarkets, schools and shops that they started relying on the car.
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