Topic: Transit System

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MAFIFA
Episode 214 1:21:33 - 1:24:07

214: MAFIFA

Light Rail and Obesity Reduction Study

A study from Charlotte, North Carolina, claims that commuters who use light rail systems lose an average of six and a half pounds and have an 81% lower risk of becoming obese. The hosts mock the study as a propaganda effort to increase public support for expensive transit projects by linking them to health benefits.