Interesting Article- City Mice and Suburban Mice

Hello friends,.... and a special hello to New Yorkers!

Here is an interesting article about a recent study that indicates
that there are great health benefits to living in New York. New
Yorkers are not as plump as suburbanites.... How about that, Loretta
and Susan?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/...nmakeyouskinny


Will, T2

Aw Will, if only it were true. I live in a very dense area and I have
never seen more fat people, including myself than in Brooklyn.

I do have to say I have lost 65 pounds since diagnosis in l999.

diabetes has probaby saved my life

--
In tribute to the United States of America and the State
of Israel, two bastions of strength in a world filled with strife and
terrorism.

As a former New Yorker, this makes sense. If you live in Manhattan it
is very difficult to have a car, therefore you have to walk more. The
stores are all within walking distance of your house.

An interesting fact--New York City, with less than 3% of the
population of the United States, accounts for 50% of the daily public
transit fares in the entire Untied States. Even though the busses and
subways get you close to where you are going, however, they do not go
door-to-door. So you have little choice but to walk more if you live
there.

True story: when I moved out of New York, I was parked on the correct
side of the street that morning. A guy asked for my parking space at
about 10:30 a.m. It took all day for me to load my car from my 5th
story walk-up, which I had warned him would be the case, but when I
left around 4, he was still waiting and took my space.

Morris


On Feb 22, 4:57 am, "Will, T2" <wmmc...@cox.net> wrote:
> Hello friends,.... and a special hello to New Yorkers!
>
> Here is an interesting article about a recent study that indicates
> that there are great health benefits to living in New York. New
> Yorkers are not as plump as suburbanites.... How about that, Loretta
> and Susan?
>
> http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/...ence/citiescan...
>
> Will, T2

On Feb 22, 10:48 am, Rone...@webtv.net (Loretta Eisenberg) wrote:
> Aw Will, if only it were true. I live in a very dense area and I have
> never seen more fat people, including myself than in Brooklyn.
>
> I do have to say I have lost 65 pounds since diagnosis in l999.
>
> diabetes has probaby saved my life
>
> --
> In tribute to the United States of America and the State
> of Israel, two bastions of strength in a world filled with strife and
> terrorism.

It's amazing to me how little people want to walk any distance at all.
Now that I have type 2 diabetes, I like to walk more. I even make my
family walk more than they want to...but they know why I make them
walk.

morris <morrisolder@comcast.net> wrote:
: As a former New Yorker, this makes sense. If you live in Manhattan it
: is very difficult to have a car, therefore you have to walk more. The
: stores are all within walking distance of your house.

: An interesting fact--New York City, with less than 3% of the
: population of the United States, accounts for 50% of the daily public
: transit fares in the entire Untied States. Even though the busses and
: subways get you close to where you are going, however, they do not go
: door-to-door. So you have little choice but to walk more if you live
: there.

: True story: when I moved out of New York, I was parked on the correct
: side of the street that morning. A guy asked for my parking space at
: about 10:30 a.m. It took all day for me to load my car from my 5th
: story walk-up, which I had warned him would be the case, but when I
: left around 4, he was still waiting and took my space.

: Morris

As I have written, I have had to curtail my exercise and walking because
of my sciatica. As I live in manhatan and don't want to be a recluse, I
do walk to get to the bus or the market or whatever, even with the pain I
do frequently sit down where I can,but keep going. I foten find that I
have walkd more than a mile if I tote up all the blocks, here and there,
in the course of a day. It is part of what I love about my city (not the
sciatica pain), the walking a viewing windows and other people and not
needing to use a car when I can no longer drive because of the wet macular
edema.

In addition, it is a great place to retire to as there are plenty of
places that deliver, like grocery store, restaurants (no just chinese and
pizza) and plenty of public transportaion so you don't need a car.

Wendy-Happy, if pained in NYC

In alt.support.diabetes on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 07:57:23 -0500 in Msg.#
<fh4rt29j4nblju451qkc0qn0vooe7090nl@4ax.com>, "Will, T2" <wmmckee@cox.net>
wrote:

> Hello friends,.... and a special hello to New Yorkers!
>
> Here is an interesting article about a recent study that indicates
> that there are great health benefits to living in New York. New
> Yorkers are not as plump as suburbanites.... How about that, Loretta
> and Susan?

When I lived in Brooklyn I learned a whole new way of looking at walking.
And, I got fitter, from walking. And, I saw many people who were fitter,
from walking. It is a stark contrast to areas that are more car dominated.

--
DonnaB

"You know, there are worse ways to go, but I can't think of a more
undignified one than auto-erotic asphyxiation." - Clyde Bruckman
"Why are you telling me that?" - Fox Mulder
"No reason." - Clyde Bruckman X-FILES

In alt.support.diabetes on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 10:48:41 -0500 in Msg.#
<10954-45DDBB59-225@storefull-3233.bay.webtv.net>, Ronetta@webtv.net
(Loretta Eisenberg) wrote:

> Aw Will, if only it were true. I live in a very dense area and I have
> never seen more fat people, including myself than in Brooklyn.

Have you compared it to other areas?

--
DonnaB

"You have to write a million words before you find your voice as a writer."
- Henry Miller

In alt.support.diabetes on Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:29:43 +0000 (UTC) in Msg.#
<ern197$sr8$2@reader2.panix.com>, "W. Baker" <wbaker@panix.com> wrote:

> As I have written, I have had to curtail my exercise and walking because
> of my sciatica. As I live in manhatan and don't want to be a recluse, I
> do walk to get to the bus or the market or whatever, even with the pain I
> do frequently sit down where I can,but keep going. I foten find that I
> have walkd more than a mile if I tote up all the blocks, here and there,
> in the course of a day. It is part of what I love about my city (not the
> sciatica pain), the walking a viewing windows and other people and not
> needing to use a car when I can no longer drive because of the wet macular
> edema.
>
> In addition, it is a great place to retire to as there are plenty of
> places that deliver, like grocery store, restaurants (no just chinese and
> pizza) and plenty of public transportaion so you don't need a car.
>
> Wendy-Happy, if pained in NYC

Well said.

--
DonnaB
06-07-06 Diagnosis T2 hbA1C 8.1, D&E & Metformin 500mg.
...................09-11-06 hbA1C 5.0
...................12-20-06 hbA1C 5.2

"Write. If you get published, good. If somebody decides to pay you, that’s
good too because you’ve got to eat. But the deal is this—you have to write.
I’m not one of those writers who say, 'Oh, I’m not working on anything right
now.'" - Nikki Giovanni (Oct 2005)

DonnaB shallotpeel <shallotpeel@comcast.net> wrote:
: In alt.support.diabetes on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 10:48:41 -0500 in Msg.#
: <10954-45DDBB59-225@storefull-3233.bay.webtv.net>, Ronetta@webtv.net
: (Loretta Eisenberg) wrote:

: > Aw Will, if only it were true. I live in a very dense area and I have
: > never seen more fat people, including myself than in Brooklyn.

: Have you compared it to other areas?

: --
: DonnaB

: "You have to write a million words before you find your voice as a writer."
: - Henry Miller

i can compare Manhattan with Upstate NY where we summer. there are far
more fat, ppeople, particularly females of all ages Upstate than in my
area of the city. many seem to live in Walmart:-)

Wendy