Air Pollution Increases Fat and Reduces Muscle, According to Balearic Scientists
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Pollution: a factor that increases body fat, opens a new dimension in the impact of air quality on health. It not only affects lungs or heart, it also influences body composition. The effect is worrying. Prolonged exposure to contaminants is associated with more fat and less muscle, two key factors in cardiometabolic risk, especially in overweight people. Pollution: a factor that increases body fat and changes the composition of the human body A…
A study of the Idisba published in 'Diabetes Care' links exposure to contaminants with a worsening of body composition and loss of...
An analysis with DEXA in Predimed-Plus participants associates residential exposure to contaminated air with total fat increase and lean mass reduction Read more Air pollution and changes in body composition in overweight older adults in News.es.
The researchers highlight that exposure to contaminated air has been consolidated as one of the main risk factors for mortality worldwide, being among the top among classic factors such as high blood pressure, smoking or obesity.
Prolonged exposure to air pollution is associated with an increase in total body fat and a loss of lean mass in people with high blood pressure.
Barcelona, Spain.- A study by the Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Baleares, Idisba, found that continuous exposure to atmospheric pollutants increases total body fat and reduces lean mass in older people who are already overweight or obese. Both changes raise the cardiometabolic risk, especially in those who have extra kilos. The study published in the scientific journal ‘Diabetes Care’ and led by researchers from the Idisba and the Cybe…
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