Air Pollution Linked To Poor Bone Health In Study
Past studies have found associations between air pollution—including particulate matter as well as ozone, nitrogen dioxide, and sulfur dioxide—and conditions such as lung cancer, acute lower respiratory infections, strokes, heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. But less is known about the potential effects on bone health, according to the authors of the paper published in the journal JAMA Network Open. The study involved 3,717 people aged 35 on average, living in 28 villages near the southern Indian city of Hyderabad....