Trees and a green environment are blessings in disguise given to us humans. Research shows that communities close to parks and forestland tend to be more active and have fewer obesity problems.
Environmental conditions that lead to obesity are physical activity, alcohol, socioeconomic status, parent feeding behavior, and diet. Unfortunately neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental diseases also share these environmental conditions.
Obesity in increases the risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and many psychological problems in children. Except for genetic factors, child obesity mainly results in individual behavioral patterns of low physical activity and unhealthy dietary patterns.
It is a common fact that people tend to use green space for physical activity. The natural environment provides the opportunity for people to have locally grown healthy fresh food. The population tends to be active in physically demanding jobs such as planting, and harvesting fruits and vegetables.
Many town and city environments are obesogenic. They provide fewer activity areas. People living in these areas tend to have inactive and lethargic individual behavior. Research shows that premature baby births are frequent in this kind of obesogenic environment. People living close to nature or those involved in outdoor physical activity are happier and healthier than their urban friends.
Cities and councils are doing their role in creating green space for the people. But there should be more programs encouraging the population to plant and nature-friendly physical activities. The value of a breath of fresh air, and the nutrition of the locally grown fresh produce, are not comparable to artificial nature and imported processed food. The value of a person must include how much he or she has contributed to nature.
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