State and city with total area more pedestrian than the public highway causing the country or city is likely to trim. Thus the conclusion of a study published recently.

Also mentioned in the study countries or cities with a completeness of transport modes are also spurring the community more active. "People who live in areas conducive to walking and bicycle highly likely to engage in more active forms of transportation," said a researcher from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. David Bassett, as quoted by LiveScience, Sunday (22 / 8).

Previously, Bassett and colleagues analyzed data on 50 U.S. states including the 50 largest cities in the country. The data analysis performed included the activity of walking and cycling, community activity, obesity and diabetes.

From the analysis of walking and cycling is known to reduce the risk of obesity more than 30 percent. In addition, a country with an average activity of walking and cycling have a high count on the small percentage of obesity and diabetes.

"In whole, the U.S. does not have a fairly good record of activity, only 12-14 percent of the activity of walking and cycling in the U.S.. Australia even worse," he said. Bassett called the five European countries belonging to undergo maximal activity ie walking and cycling Switzerland with 50 per cent of residents walking and cycling, with 47 percent followed by the Netherlands, Spain, 35 percent, Sweden, 32 percent and Germany 32 percent.

"European countries with the activity of walking and cycling world's tallest has a small risk of obesity than Australia and countries in the region of North America who have easy access to have a personal vehicle," said Bassett.

Therefore, researchers suggest to the countries with the activity of walking and cycling are too low to perform a number of infrastructure improvements, prohibits the use of private vehicles, such as car-free area, decrease the speed of motor vehicles and parking rates are more expensive. "In addition, land use policies must be aligned to maximize the activities of walking and cycling," he said.

Previously, researchers worried about the large increase in the risk of obesity during the last 30 years. WHO, World Health Organization, estimates that more than 300 million adults classified as obese. Obesity puts adults at increased risk for diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, gout, gallstones, fatty liver and some cancers.