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Edinburgh researchers have shown people who cycle to work are less likely to be prescribed drugs for anxiety or depression than those who commute using other kinds of transport
People who cycle to work are less likely to be prescribed drugs to treat anxiety or depression than those who commute using different modes of transport, new research shows. Conducted by researchers at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, the study, which analyzed almost 380,000 people, suggests that commuting by bike reduces the risk of mental ill-health. The findings were published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, on Monday.
The analysis suggests that commuting by cycle reduces the risk of mental health issues. The people included in the study lived and worked in Edinburgh or Glasgow, stayed within around one mile of a cycle path and did not have any prescriptions for mental ill-health.
Cycling to work may not only be beneficial for the environment but also for your mental health, says new research.
Commuters who cycle to work are less likely to be prescribed antidepressants, new research shows. Analysis of almost 380,000 people living in Scotland suggests commuting by bike reduces the risk of mental ill health. Commuting by bike led to greater reductions in mental health prescriptions in women than in men, according to research from the University of Edinburgh – although men were more likely to cycle. Researchers combined data for 378,253 people aged 16-74 from the 2011 Scottish census wit