"Health warnings printed on flights of stairs, encouraging people to walk rather than take the elevator, could prove a potent weapon in the battle against obesity, researchers say.Now, if "care for your teeth" were printed on UK stair risers...Over the course of a six-week study researchers monitored the behaviour of 82,000 pedestrians.
Messages like "take the stairs" and "seven minutes of stair climbing daily protects your heart" were printed on stair risers in a UK shopping centre. This led to a 190% increase in the number of people passing up the stairs each day."
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Friday, August 31, 2007
Health warnings on stairs could cut obesity
Likely won't, but a cute idea nonetheless. Someone was thinking partway. One question is, did the stair climbers eat more?
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