Boston, MA (PRWEB) May 02, 2013
Doctors Health Press, a division of Lombardi Publishing Corporation and publisher of various natural health newsletters, books, and reports, including the popular online Doctors Health Press e-Bulletin, recently issued a statement commenting on a new study finding that community gardening may be an effective method for weight loss.
As Doctors Health Press e-Bulletin notes, in recent years, community gardening has become increasingly popular in urban areas. Basically, members of a community start their own vegetable garden on a rooftop or an available plot of land. Whats interesting about this trend is that its participants tend to have lower body mass indices (BMIs) and are far less likely to be obese than the rest of the community. BMI is a measure that represents the relationship between a persons height and weight; a BMI of 25 or over indicates an overweight individual, while 18.524.9 indicates normal weight.
As the e-newsletter article This Springtime Activity Could Bring Your Weight Down reports, community gardeners in Salt Lake City, Utah, took part in a study examining how ones hobby impacted his or her weight. A total of 200 participants were studied and compared to neighbors, spouses, and siblings. This cross-section is important to consider for a few reasons:
People who live in the same community have access to the same things, particularly food
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