traffic is bad to your health… literally

A new study has found that those living near freeways or large roads with high levels of traffic are more likely to die earlier than someone living further away, according to Environmental Health News.

The study from University of California, Berkeley indicates that people with higher exposure to pollution from traffic were 20 percent more likely to die at any given time than those with low levels of exposure. The greatest risk appears to be death from heart disease. People with high exposure to traffic pollution showed a 40 percent increased risk of cardiovascular mortality. This is due to the high level of emissions from cars and trucks in the forms of carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, ultrafine particles and volatile organic compounds.

The study tracked 2,300 people found through a respiratory disease clinic.  The study tracked their cause of death and compared that to pollution levels and where they lived.

I’m going to let this article stand on it’s own….

Study Finds Obese Kids Have Arteries Like 45 year olds, from the LA Times.

Again, how is this NOT child abuse? Find my original post about that question HERE.