YOU ALREADY KNOW YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT. BUT EXPERTS SAY YOU ALSO ARE WHERE YOU LIVE. IN A SPECIAL REPORT, THE IRISH TIMES SHOWS HOW 10 IRISH MAIN STREETS INFLUENCE THE HEALTH OF THOSE WHO LIVE THERE Most of us accept the wisdom that you are what you eat. But it’s also true to say that you are where you live. The spaces where we live, work and socialise shape our choices about our consumption and behavioural habits. These are automatic and unthinking, triggered by cues in the environment around us. Living in a vibrant town with access to health advice, a choice of shops, accessible places to exercise and welcoming spaces to congregate makes it easier to opt for healthy lifestyle choices. On the other hand, if you live in a place surrounded by clusters of takeaway outlets, bookmakers and pubs, those healthy choices require a more conscious effort. The architect and former president of the Royal Institute of Architects in Ireland, Paul Keogh, cites the term “obesogenic economics”, or the idea that environments help or contribute to obesity. If you could measure the health of the main streets at the heart of our villages, towns and cities,… Read full this story
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