Obesity

The Promise of Safe Biking and Walking Routes to Schools

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, August 30th, 2010

Biking to school could become one of our nation's best remedies for childhood obesity and increasing funding for projects that support this rising trend should be a national priority, says Tim Blumenthal, director of the Peopleforbikes.org campaign that is working to unify one million Americans in support of a better future for biking.

Forty years ago, 48 percent of U.S. children biked or walked to school. Today, just 12 percent of children arrive at school by bike or on foot. During this period, U.S. childhood obesity tripled, while the number of children driven to school increased nearly 400 percent-adding to debilitating morning and afternoon road congestion, coast...

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Source: Obesity and Diabetes Week (2010-08-30)

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