Why we all need to get out more.

Lifestyles; Quality of life; Human ecology; Health status indicators; Quality of work life; Vitamin D deficiency; Urban sociology; Urbanization; Obesity; Sick building syndrome; Environmentally induced diseases

Argues that society's life style holds unpleasant results for people's social and cultural lives, as well as for their health. Claim that people spend most of their time indoors; Statement that most people are focused on the pursuit of economic gain and career advancement; Disconnect between humans and nature; Report that 48 percent of the world's population is urban; Impact of the world's urbanization on people's life styles; Decline of outdoor occupations and activities; Increase of obesity due to an indoor life style; Description of the sick building syndrome; Suggestion that spending most of one's life under artificial lights can create a malillumination syndrome, a variant of seasonal affective disorder; Increase of vitamin D deficiency due to a lack of sunlight exposure; Claim that the symptoms and illnesses point to maladaptation--when a species moves to a habitat that does not suit it.