Exercising in Traffic Is Bad for the Heart
Posted on November 20, 2008 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution |
If your running route takes you into traffic, you might want to remap it.
A growing body of evidence suggests that air pollution may take a big toll on your heart. The latest research, published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, shows that diesel fumes—a major contributor to particulate air pollution—can restrict the amount of blood that reaches the heart and impair the body's ability to prevent clotting. This follows on the heels of research published in Circulation in July that showed people who live closer to heavy traffic tend to have higher rates of coronary atherosclerosis.