Traffic Jams Are Making Us Heavier

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Traffic Jams Are Making Us Heavier

Traffic around the city might be a little lighter today with missing work after the Super Bowl.  And that could be great news for your stomach. A new study in the “Journal of Urban Economics” found heavy traffic makes us GAIN WEIGHT.  And it all comes down to meal choices.

Researchers looked at three years’ worth of traffic and GPS data.  And they found heavy traffic made people more likely to eat fast food, especially for dinner. They believe it’s because you’re less likely to want to cook when you’ve been in traffic all day. People were also less likely to swing by the grocery store when traffic was bad.  So they think that’s even more data to prove that this is true.

Courtesy of (NY Post)