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Behavior Modification, Vol. 4, No. 3, 355-359 (1980)
DOI: 10.1177/014544558043005

Stairs, Escalators, and Obesity

Andrew W. Meyers

Memphis State University

Albert J. Stunkard

University of Pennsylvania

Milton Coll

Medical College of Pennsylvania

Christine J. Cooke

Memphis State University

Several studies have suggested possible activity differences between the obese and the nonobese. This study examined the activity choices of obese and non-obese individuals in four public settings. Body weight was significantly related to activity choice, with obese individuals choosing escalators over stairs more frequently than overweight or normal weight subjects.


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