5.1 Daily transits: reading & references
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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.
- Lars Bo Andersen, PhD, DMSc; Peter Schnohr, MD; Marianne Schroll, PhD, DMSc; Hans Ole Hein, MD All-Cause Mortality Associated With Physical Activity During Leisure Time, Work, Sports, and Cycling to Work. Arch Intern Med. 2000;160(11):1621-1628.
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