Walking and Cycling Keep Europeans Slimmer Than Americans

File under "You don't have to be a rocket scientist department": Researchers have found that people in countries where walking and cycling are common (Switzerland, the Netherlands and Spain top the list) are less likely to be overweight than people who live in countries where walking and cycling are less common (Yes, that would be the United States). A news release published by the Health Behavior News Service
quotes lead author John Pucher, a professor who studies transportation at Rutgers University. “As obvious as it is,” says Pucher, “it’s shocking that Americans don’t
want to do anything about it. It’s amazing how unconcerned most
Americans are about this.”

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