Where You Live Can Affect Physical and Mental Health

In an interesting study conducted in Atlanta back in the nineties, researchers found that women who moved to affluent communities had significantly lower percentages of having diabetes and being obese.  This is important because it is also known that people living in lower SES conditions have  higher chances of having a mental disorder and if we use common sense it can be inferred that people who live in affluent communities are more likely to be healthy all the way around.  What is most interesting about this study is that people actually changed when they moved.  It's not like they had lived in an affluent community their whole life and were tested next to people who lived in lower SES communities their whole life.  As far as being in college, this could mean that maybe we should pick a nicer dorm or apartment over another dorm or apartment complex that isn't so nice and we should decorate the dorms and apartments in a way that looks and feels nice.  Keeping organized is also important.  Always remember that not all research has a cause and effect relationship, this is just a correlation of as the communities affluence goes up, health problems go down.