By comparison, 81.4% of people in Cardiff said they were in good health and it is thought a younger population partly explains the city's apparent healthy status.
The changes to Britain's edible landscape have sprouted out of concerns about the environment and healthy living, and city dwellers like 44-year-old Sharp have been inspired to do what villagers in the countryside have done for years: Grow and harvest their own.
"I think that he has a thoughtful approach with balancing the needs for healthy law enforcement with the rights of civil liberties for law-abiding New York City residents, " Mr. Jeffries said.