Health - Australia - No buses but a fast track to obesity
Melbourne,Victoria,Australia -The Age, by Peter Weekes -Sept 10, 2006: -- As Melbourne expands, so will the number of people suffering heart attacks, obesity and related diseases — unless urban planners start designing developments that guarantee ready access to healthy, affordable food... While state and federal governments bombard the community with expensive "healthy eating" campaigns, experts are concerned many families who don't have cars have difficulty getting to their local supermarket to buy fruit and vegetables because public transport is poor... (Photo, by Michele Ferguson -- The sun's out and so are the kids, bikes and balls in Fairford Court, Bayswater North. A study shows parents consider cul-de-sacs safe places for play, unlike though roads)
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