Obese people and those with diabetes,heart disease should stay home during rush hour

[Northerner]

Obese people and those suffering heart disease, or diabetes should stay indoors during rush hour because of traffic fumes, doctors warn.

Pollution not only aggravates existing conditions but has been found to contribute to the cause of these diseases, they said.

This is because air pollution exacerbates the development of high blood pressure and impaired insulin sensitivity, which are both risk factors for obesity and diabetes.

They also recommended people with asthma, infants and the elderly should avoid pollution hotspots.

Doctors should start routinely advising people in these at-risk groups to avoid pollution, they said.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...c-pollution-aggravates-health-conditions.html

Yeah right, so half the population should avoid going to work each day? 🙄

 

[Andy HB]

Oh what a load of Romanian carp.

They've made the fatal error of generalising.

Yes, there is an issue, but there is a very broad spectrum of people within these categories. I'd suggest only a small minority need follow this advice (beyond its application to everyone .... because, if we're honest, no-one should go out during rush-hour! The air is filthy!!).

Andy 🙂

 

[HOBIE]

Written on one of those things you put chips in 🙄

 

[FergusC]

Daily Fail does it again!