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Senior author Dr. Victor Novack, of Now, the new research from Dr. Novack
Soroka University Medical Center and and colleagues suggests air pollution
Ben-Gurion University in Beer Sheva, could be added to the list.
Israel, and colleagues found that air
For their study, the team analyzed the
pollution exposure can increase blood
data of 73,117 adults living in southern
sugar, cholesterol levels, and other
Israel, where particulate matter (PM) -
factors that may raise heart disease risk.
pollution that is made up of very small
In the United States, heart disease is the particles and liquid droplets - is high.
leading cause of death for both men
All participants were either smokers, or
and women, killing around 610,000
had been diagnosed with diabetes,
Americans every year.
ischemic heart disease, high blood
Obesity, poor diet, lack of physical pressure, or high low-density
activity, high blood pressure, high lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and/or
cholesterol, and diabetes are among the triglyceride levels - known as
numerous factors known to increase the dyslipidemia.
risk of heart disease.
The researchers used satellite data on estimate the daily air pollution each
the amount of sunlight that was blocked participant was exposed to, based on
by PM, along- side other weather data, their address.
to create a model that enabled them to
Exposure to pollution counters benefits of exercise in seniors
Exercise is known to bring a myriad of Exercise has been shown to boost
health benefits, but new research shows memory, promote gut health, and
that exposure to air pollution in busy protect against heart disease, to name a
cities renders the effort futile. few benefits recently uncovered by
researchers.
"Be active" appears to be the motto that
many studies promote nowadays.
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