The U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services Recently released an announcement through their HealthBeat Podcast confirming that families that garden live healthier lifestyles.
Here’s the the text version of the announcement on the Podcast:
From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, I’m Ira Dreyfuss with HHS HealthBeat.
Community gardening may help people grow a healthier lifestyle. Researchers saw that in survey data from Denver residents in 2006 and 2007. Jill Litt of the Colorado School of Public Health says community gardeners ate better:
“About 25 percent of people who did not garden met standard health advice, which is about five servings of fruits and vegetables per day. About 35 percent of home gardeners and 50 percent of community gardeners met these recommendations.’’ (11 seconds)
Litt says the social aspect of community gardening also seemed to improve physical activity and appreciation of people’s neighborhoods.
The study in the American Journal of Public Health was supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health.
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HHS HealthBeat is a production of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. I’m Ira Dreyfuss.