I read this excellent article titled "A right to grow up in a wildlife-rich environment" in Scottish Wildlife Trust news.
The article starts with this sentence"Wildlife is important to everyone, whether they realize it or not. Regular access to a wildlife-rich environment has been proven to reduce rates of obesity, heart disease, depression and even short-sightedness". Read the full article HERE
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Is there any scientific basis for saying Regular access to a wildlife-rich environment has been proven to reduce rates of obesity, heart disease, depression and even short-sightedness
Yes,Thomas Read what Lancet has to say
Findings
The association between income deprivation and mortality differed significantly across the groups of exposure to green space for mortality from all causes (p<0·0001) and circulatory disease (p=0·0212), but not from lung cancer or intentional self-harm. Health inequalities related to income deprivation in all-cause mortality and mortality from circulatory diseases were lower in populations living in the greenest areas. The incidence rate ratio (IRR) for all-cause mortality for the most income deprived quartile compared with the least deprived was 1·93 (95% CI 1·86—2·01) in the least green areas, whereas it was 1·43 (1·34—1·53) in the most green. For circulatory diseases, the IRR was 2·19 (2·04—2·34) in the least green areas and 1·54 (1·38—1·73) in the most green. There was no effect for causes of death unlikely to be affected by green space, such as lung cancer and intentional self-harm.
Follow this link http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2808%2961689-X/fulltext
Nice one
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