http://www.longstraighthighway.com/2009/06/25/fat-highways/ amusements for gentlemen and scholars Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.longstraighthighway.com/2009/06/25/fat-highways/comment-page-1/#comment-2264 The Phoenix Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:30:20 +0000 http://www.longstraighthighway.com/?p=1305#comment-2264 Unfortunately I was unable to find the actual published study. It's also unfortunate that this is just a blurb that shows just one contributing factor to obesity. I wonder why this author took the actual numbers from the study (every half hour spent in a car increases the likelihood of obesity by 3 percent) and made it an hourly figure. Does two hours in the car equal twelve percent? I couldn't tell if that was done with the mixed-use neighborhood number as well. Unfortunately I was unable to find the actual published study. It's also unfortunate that this is just a blurb that shows just one contributing factor to obesity. I wonder why this author took the actual numbers from the study (every half hour spent in a car increases the likelihood of obesity by 3 percent) and made it an hourly figure. Does two hours in the car equal twelve percent? I couldn't tell if that was done with the mixed-use neighborhood number as well.

]]> http://www.longstraighthighway.com/2009/06/25/fat-highways/comment-page-1/#comment-1889 The Phoenix Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:30:20 +0000 http://www.longstraighthighway.com/?p=1305#comment-1889 Unfortunately I was unable to find the actual published study. It's also unfortunate that this is just a blurb that shows just one contributing factor to obesity. I wonder why this author took the actual numbers from the study (every half hour spent in a car increases the likelihood of obesity by 3 percent) and made it an hourly figure. Does two hours in the car equal twelve percent? I couldn't tell if that was done with the mixed-use neighborhood number as well. Unfortunately I was unable to find the actual published study. It's also unfortunate that this is just a blurb that shows just one contributing factor to obesity. I wonder why this author took the actual numbers from the study (every half hour spent in a car increases the likelihood of obesity by 3 percent) and made it an hourly figure. Does two hours in the car equal twelve percent? I couldn't tell if that was done with the mixed-use neighborhood number as well.

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