The Danger in Commuting... It's Bad for You

When you drive to work you think about watching the rode, looking for any dangers that could affect your driving, but you do not think about the dangers of how many miles you travel. A new study is say that commuting is bad for you. Researchers decided that obesity is a huge issue facing Americans this day, so they plan on finding out what causes obesity, other than certain unhealthy food. To figure out if their hypothesis was correct, they used four thousand, two hundred and ninety-seven residents who live in the Dallas- Fort Worth or Austin Texas metropolitan area, and found evidence of their hypothesis to be correct. Scientist believe that the study will give information about biological outcomes and commuting distance, an understudied contributor to behavior that is needed among employed adults. It provides evidence about potential mediators in relationships spent driving and cardiovascular mortality. Commuting is now believed to take away exercise needed to lose weight that is gained during the day. When you drive in the car, you lose time to burn the fat that is being produced. The new study linked commuting to poor health from cardiovascular issues to obesity. Scientist worry that longer commutes may replace participation in physical activity. Not only that, but a longer commute distance may lead to reduction in overall energy. Yes, several mechanisms contribute to obesity, but now people who are exposed to heavy traffic resulting in higher stress levels and more time sitting, have something else to think about before they change everything else. I personally think that this proven idea is a good indicator that will help save gas, save the Earth and reduce the increasing amount of obesity. By doing so, there will be less fossil fuels being burned, less traffic, and may reduce the amount of people driving to lose weight. Now that there is more reason to be suspicious of obesity in certain distances traveled, people will start to become aware of how far they have traveled and how unsafe it is. Who knew driving could make you at risk of a stroke or heart attack? This may be the wake-up call people needed to get in shape for their own health and safety. I do agree with this accusation and believe it is important to consider it a possibility of obesity.