5.1 Daily transits: reading & references

Course subject(s) Module 5. In the neighbourhood

People who bike to work are on average five kilos lighter than people who take the car:

  • Flint, Ellen et al. Active commuting and obesity in mid-life: cross-sectional, observational evidence from UK Biobank. The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology , Volume 4 , Issue 5 , 420 – 435. Abstract here.

People who cycle to work also have a 40% lower mortality risk, even if you correct for all positive and negative factors that influence this relationship. 

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