Loss of green space in India shown to be associated with higher cardiometabolic risk

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-05/bifg-log051120.php

News Release 11-May-2020
Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal)

Although the health benefits of green space are supported by a growing body of evidence, few studies on this topic have been carried out in low- and middle-income countries. A new study by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a centre supported by the "la Caixa" Foundation, which analysed data on more than 6,000 people living in an area south of Hyderabad (India), offers evidence that urban development leading to a reduction in green space may be associated with an increase in several cardiometabolic risk factors.

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