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The Times of Humanity I www.thetimesofhumanity I February 5, 2019 I Volume -2 Issue - 2
Still, the effort it takes to get up and go city and find yourself habitually exposed
about your physical activity routine may to exhaust fumes and other air pollution
all come to nothing if you live in a big factors, a new study suggests.
Delhi – no where to run. Residents are compelled to exercise in polluted air
Researchers from Imperial College as on individuals diagnosed with chronic
London in the United Kingdom and obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Duke University in Durham, NC, set out or coronary heart disease.
to study the effects of pollution on
According to study co-author Prof.
physically active adults aged 60 years
Junfeng Zhang, of Duke University, the
and older. Their investigation showed
new study "adds to the growing body of
that even a short-term exposure to
evidence showing the negative
polluted air can cancel the hard-earned
cardiovascular and respiratory impacts
benefits of exercise.
of even a short, 2-hour exposure to
This was also the first time that motor traffic pollution." The results, he
researchers had looked at the effects of adds, "[Highlight] the need for stricter air
pollution on healthy older adults, as well
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