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    A third of all American adults check, it just went up to 35. Percent are obese. Medical costs associated with obesity and inactivity are nearly $150 billion a year. There's a term for the consequences of this divorce between human and habitat nature deficit disorder.

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    Nature-Deficit Disorder - NYTimes

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    A third of all American adults check, it just went up to 35. Percent are obese. Medical costs associated with obesity and inactivity are nearly $150 billion a year. There's a term for the consequences of this divorce between human and habitat nature deficit disorder.

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    1/18/13

    Nature-Decit Disorder - NYTimes.com

    MARCH29,2012,9:00PM

    NatureDeficitDisorder
    ByTIMOTHYEGAN

    TUCSONYourdaybreaks,yourmindachesforsomethingstimulatingtomatchthestirringsoftheseason.Thegateatthe urbanedgeisopen,heretotheSantaCatalinaMountains,andyetyouturninward,topixelsandparticleboardvistas. Something'samiss.AthirdofallAmericanadultscheck,itjustwentupto35.7percentareobese.TheFrenchdon'teven haveawordforfat,PaulRudnickmusedinamockParisiantoneinTheNewYorkerlastweek."Ifawomanisobese,"he wrote,"wesimplycallherAmerican." And,ofcourse,ournationalbrandingcomeswithahostofdeadlysideeffects:heartdisease,stroke,Type2diabetes,certain kindsofcancer.Medicalcostsassociatedwithobesityandinactivityarenearly$150billionayear. Thisgrimtolliswellknown.Cripes:maybesurgeryistheanswer,oramenuofenergydrinksandvodka(theAnnCoulter diet?).Countthecalories.Layoffthemuffins.Atkinsoneweek,SlimFastthenext.Wespendmorethan$50billiononthe dietindustrialcomplexandhavelittletoshowforit(ortoomuch). Butthereisanobvioussolutionjustoutsidethewindow.Formostofhumanhistory,peoplechasedthingsorwerechased themselves.Theyturneddirtoverandplantedseedsandsaplings.TheytookinVitaminDfromthesun,andlearnedtotella crowfromaraven(ravensarelarger;crowshaveamorenasalcall;sosaythebirders).Andthen,inlessthanageneration's time,millionsofpeoplecompletelydecoupledthemselvesfromnature. There'satermfortheconsequencesofthisdivorcebetweenhumanandhabitatnaturedeficitdisorder,coinedbythewriter RichardLouvina2005book,"LastChildintheWoods."Itsoundstrendy,abitofsociologicalshorthand,butgivetheman andhispointalisten. Louvarguedthatcertainbehavioralproblemscouldbecausedbythesharpdeclineinhowlittletimechildrennowspend outdoors,atrendupdatedinthelatestRecreationParticipationReport.Thenumberofboysages6to12whoengageinsome kindofoutdooractivity,inparticular,continuestoslide. Kidswhodoplayoutsidearelesslikelytogetsick,tobestressedorbecomeaggressive,andaremoreadaptabletolife's unpredictableturns,Louvsaid.Sincehisbookcameout,thingshavegottenworse. "TheaverageyoungAmericannowspendspracticallyeveryminuteexceptforthetimeinschoolusingasmartphone, computer,televisionorelectronicdevice,"mycolleagueTamarLewinreportedin2010,fromaKaiserFamilyFoundation study. Youcanblametechnology,butbehindeveryscreendominantupbringingisanoverlycautiousparent.Understandably,we wanttoprotectourkidsfrom"outthere"variables.Butit'sbetternotjusttoplayindirt,buttoeatit.Studiesshowexposure totherandomnessofnaturemayactuallyboosttheimmunesystem. Naturemayeventuallycometothosewhoshunit,andnotinaprettyway.Westayindoors.Weburnfossilfuels.TheCO2 buildupaddstoglobalwarming.SuburbsofDenverareaflamethisweek,andmuchoftheUnitedStatesisgettingreadyfor thetantrumsofhurricaneandtornadoseason,boostedbyatmosphericinstability. Lastweek,anAustralianmountaineernamedLincolnHalldiedattheageof56,andinthedramaofthatlifecutshortisa parableofsorts.Hallisbestknownforsurvivinganightatmorethan28,000feetonMountEverest,in2006.He'dbecome disorientednearthesummit,andcouldn'tmovetotheperilofhissherpas.Theylefthimfordead.AndHall'sdeathwas announcedtohisfamily. Butthenextday,agroupofclimbersfoundHallsittingup,jacketunzipped,mumbling,badlyfrostbittenbutalive.Helater wroteabook,"DeadLucky:LifeAfterDeathonMountEverest." Still,havingsurvivedperhapsthemostinhospitable,dangerousandlifekillingperchontheplanet,Halldiedinmiddleage ofahumancausedmaladyfromurbanlifemesothelioma,attributedtochildhoodexposuretoasbestos.
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    Nature-Decit Disorder - NYTimes.com

    Variousgroups,fromtheoutdoorcoopREItotheTrustforPublicLand,havehavebeenworkingtoensurethatkidshave morecontactwiththealpineworldthanonelinedwithasbestos.Andtheydon'tevenhavetohaulchildrenofftoadistant mountaintogetsomebenefit.Anurbanparkwoulddo. Thisweek,MichelleObamaappearedintheglowofspring'soptimismtokickoffthefourthyearoftheWhiteHouseKitchen Garden,acomponentofhercampaigntocurbchildhoodobesity.Ifsheissuccessful,itwillbebecausepeoplelearnedby theirowninitiativeperhapsatherprompting.Awormatworkcanbeawonderfuldiscoveryifyou'veneverseenone outsideofaflatscreen.Butsoareendorphins,thenarcoticbyproductofexercise. "Hopeisthethingwithfeathers,"wroteEmilyDickinson.TheFirstLadysuppliedherownvariationonthetheme,withtwo powerfulwordsthatcangoalongwaytobattlingnaturedeficitdisorder:"Let'splant!"

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