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Air pollution may play a role in development of cardiometabolic diseases, shows study – News-Medical.Net
Air pollution is the world’s leading environmental risk factor, and causes more than nine million deaths per year.
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Aug 20 2020
Air pollution is the world’s leading environmental risk factor, and causes more than nine million deaths per year. New research published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation shows air pollution may play a role in the development of cardiometabolic diseases, such as diabetes. Importantly, the effects were reversible with cessation of exposure.
Researchers found that air pollution was a “risk factor for a risk factor” that contributed to the com…
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