According to a recent study conducted by the University of Michigan, long-term air pollution exposure may lead to obesity in women, particularly in their 40s and 50s.
For the study, the team analysed 1,654 women aged 40 and above for a period of 8 years. Researchers found that exposure to air pollution is linked to higher body fat, higher proportion fat and lower lean fat among midlife women.
However, high levels of physical activity can lower the effect. Study authors also concluded that these findings can't be generalised to men or women in other age groups.
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