Research has found that air pollution makes women in their 40s and 50s more likely to be obese; pictured here. (Picture taken from freepik)
[Health Channel/Comprehensive Report]In addition to affecting the respiratory tract, a study by the University of Michigan found that air pollution affects the weight, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, and body fat ratio of women in their 40s and 50s. more likely to suffer from obesity, study published in “Diabetes Care》（Diabetes Care）。
according to”Science Daily“(Science Daily) reported that the research survey data came from 1,654 women from the National Women’s Health Study in the United States, including whites, blacks and Asians, from 2000 to 2008, and found that long-term exposure to PM2.5, nitrogen dioxide and Women in their 40s and 50s who were exposed to higher ozone levels had increased body size and BMI.
The researchers investigated the relationship between residence and air pollutant concentrations, annual air pollution and participants’ body size and BMI, and found that middle-aged women exposed to more severe air pollution increased her body fat by regarding 4.5% and her weight by regarding 1.18 kg. . If you want to reduce and offset the obesity caused by air pollution, the most effective way is high-intensity exercise.
Xin Wang, the first author of the study and a researcher at the Center for Epidemiological Research at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, said the study only focused on middle-aged women, and the conclusions cannot be generalized to men and women of other age groups.
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