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Use of English: A new study found that inner-city kids living in neighborhoods with more green space gained about 13% less weight over a two-year period than kids living amid more concrete and fewer trees. Such __1__ tell a powerful story. The obesity epidemic began in the 1980s, and many people __2__ it to increased portion sizes and inactivity, but that cant be everything. Fast foods and TVs have been __3__ us for a long time. Most experts agree that the changes were __4__ to something in the environment, says social epidemiologist Thomas Glass of The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. That something could be a __5__ of the green.??? The new research, __6__ in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, isnt the first to associate greenery with better health, but it does get us closer __7__ identifying what works and why. At its most straightforward, a green neighborhood __8__ means more places for kids to play – which is __9__ since time spent outdoors is one of the strongest correlates of childrens activity levels. But green space is good for the mind __10__: research by environmental psychologists has shown that it has cognitive __11__ for children with attention-deficit disorder. In one study, just reading __12__ in a green setting improved kids symptoms.??? __13__ to grassy areas has also been linked to __14__ stress and a lower body mass index (体重指数) among adults. And an __15__ of 3,000 Tokyo residents associated walkable green spaces with greater longevity (长寿) among senior citizens.??? Glass cautions that most studies dont __16__ prove a causal link between greenness and health, but theyre nonetheless helping spur action. In September the U. S. House of Representatives __17__ the delightfully named No Child Left Inside Act to encourage public initiatives aimed at exposing kids to the outdoors.??? Finding green space is not __18__ easy, and you may have to work a bit to get your family a little grass and trees. If you live in a suburb or