Norfolk, Middlesex and Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard Among the Healthiest Places to Live

If you live in Canton, MA chances are you are healthier than Massachusetts residents in Hamden and Suffolk counties, according to research conducted by the University of Wisconsin.

The study found that residents of Norfolk and Middlesex counties and Nantucket and Dukes counties are healthier than those who live in urban and rural areas, mostly because there are fewer fast food restaurants.

“When it comes to health, suburbs rule,’’ the project's director Bridget Catlin said, according to boston.com. Smoking, poverty, diet, poor excercise habits and unemployment contribute to poor health for those living in economically depressed urban and rural areas.

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