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What are the health benefits of active travel?

a systematic review of trials and cohort studies

Saunders, L.E., Green, J.M., Petticrew, M.P., Steinbach, R., & Roberts, H. (2013). What are the health benefits of active travel?: a systematic review of trials and cohort studies. PLoS ONE 8

Increasing active travel (primarily walking and cycling) has been widely advocated for reducing obesity levels and achieving other population health benefits. However, the strength of evidence underpinning this strategy is unclear. This study aimed to assess the evidence that active travel has significant health benefits.

Conclusions: Active travel may have positive effects on health outcomes, but there is little robust evidence to date of the effectiveness of active transport interventions for reducing obesity. Future evaluations of such interventions should include an assessment of their impacts on obesity and other health outcomes.

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Lucinda Saunders
Judith Green
Mark Petticrew
Rebecca Steinbach
Helen Roberts

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