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[...] There is a clear correlation between close proximity to a body of water and better psychological and overall health outcomes, said Michael Depledge, chair of Environment and Human Health at the University of Exeter Medical School.
Depledge has been studying the effects of so-called "blue environments" for a decade, helping to shepherd a number of research projects that have caught the attention of the U.K. government and the European Union (EU).
Spending time near the water, "promotes physical activity and general fitness," reducing the incidence of diabetes and other diseases associated with obesity.
But it also slows down our heart rate and reduces stress hormones, boosting our mental health, which Depledge calls "the second great epidemic we're facing."
I told you fishing was good for the soul but you were all poo-poo, he's a redneck, poo-poo.
Source: Being Near a Body of Water Makes Us Calmer and Healthier, Science Shows
(Score: 4, Touché) by acid andy on Saturday July 28 2018, @04:33PM
Poor attempt at trolling. You just cut off the bit that supports what he said:
These sharper health disparities between coastal and inland communities for low-income individuals could be because the city dwelling ones are even poorer than the coastal ones, even though both fit into the "low-income" category for the study. At that level, the difference between having a little money and no money is going to have an enormous impact on health.
Also, a low-income doesn't necessarily imply poverty. I bet there are lots of wealthy, retired folk living near the coast with low incomes but loads of capital to spend.
If a cat has kittens, does a rat have rittens, a bat bittens and a mat mittens?