TORONTO — New research suggests that those who live near parks or other green areas may find it easier to quit smoking.
British researchers surveyed a representative sample of 8,059 people and found that while nearly half of them had been smokers at one point, the majority had kicked the habit.
They reported that they saw clear patterns in the data, with those who live near green space being less likely to consider themselves smokers and more likely to have quit smoking than those whose neighbourhoods feature less nature.
In the video above, CTV News Science and Technology Analyst Dan Riskin explains that this is just the latest in a long line of scientific literature showing that living near green space carries health benefits.
The researchers' work was recently published in the journal Social Science and Medicine.
