Fix infrastructure for walkers and cyclists to help tackle obesity | Letters
Your front-page article on the rising tide of obesity and overweight (10 October) brings welcome sharp focus on the devastating role a broken food system is playing in maximising profits at the expense of public health.
While this attention is essential, it is important not to neglect the disastrous effect of sedentarity, driven – as pointed out by Dr Lobstein of the World Obesity Federation – by inadequate urban design and transport systems.
Source: Guardian Transport
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