Apr 26
Fried and fatty foods aren’t the only things bad for your arteries — a new study suggests the air you breathe could play a role, too.
Prolonged exposure to air pollution could be linked to heart attacks and strokes by speeding the hardening of the arteries — a condition known as atherosclerosis that is linked with heart disease, according to new research.
The study showed a link between higher concentrations of particulate air pollution and faster thickening of the inner two layers of the carotid artery, as well as a link between slowed progression of atherosclerosis with decreasing air pollution.
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