The results of a recent Gallup poll show that adults living in large metropolitan areas score better than their counterparts in small towns and rural areas.

Big city residents had lower incidences of smoking, obesity, cancer, diabetes and high blood pressure, while also demonstrating more visits to the dentist…

What is the recipe for success in this great diet?

Getting the whole city involved to collectively lose weight.  And it looks like it’s achieving some great results.

In response to the obesity epidemic in America, Mayor Mick Cornett put Oklahoma City ‘on a diet’ in December 2007, launching this…

If you’re interested in a snapshot of resident sentiments in other parts of the world, here’s a survey of Istanbul’s residents, undertaken by Ipsos for the Urban Age City Survey.

According to the study, Istanbul residents’ top three reasons for liking Istanbul are job opportunities, health services and…

Want to change behavior?  Make it fun to do the right thing -- like taking the stairs.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lXh2n0aPyw

A new study from San Diego State University finds that people who live in city neighborhoods are twice as likely to get exercise than their suburban counterparts. 

According to the study published in this month’s American Journal of Preventative Medicine, the biggest single factor influencing physical activity around the…

This morning I learned about Chicago's Red Line Green Roofs.  I was instantly intrigued by the project's name.  Underway in Chicago’s 48th Ward, it' an effort to activate a neighborhood coalition to design and create 50,000 square feet of green roofs along one of the city's busiest elevated…

Yeow.  $40 billion is a lot of money for too many potato chips (see my weakness) and too many sugary drinks.  New York Times columnist David Leonhardt asked Rand to estimate how much money obesity costs the federal government in Medicare and Medicaid.  And yes, their answer was $40…

A new study to appear in the September issue of The American Journal for Preventive Medicine finds that people who live in older neighborhoods appear less likely to be overweight.  The key?  Walkability.  Older communities encourage people to drive less and walk more because they tend to have better sidewalks,…