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Prenatal exposure to inner-city air pollution is linked to childhood obesity, claims study http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1334711777
A study of pregnant women and their children in New York City has provided clinical evidence that links environmental pollution with childhood obesity.
The most up-to-date statistics show that 17 per cent of children in the U.S. are obese, and that figure rises to 25 per cent in built-up, inner-city neighborhoods.
While poor diet and lack of exercise are still the major contributors to the national epidemic, this new evidence suggest that air pollution can play a role. Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health conducted the study of expecting mothers in New York, and found that those exposed to higher concentrations of airborne chemicals were more than twice as likely to have children who were obese by the age of seven.
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