[Stoves] Indoor Air Pollution and Blood Pressure in Adult Women Living in Rural China

[Sarath Guttikunda]

Dear AD,

air pollution has been around for 50+ years since the London fog days and
there are a number of studies linking the air pollution levels and related
health impacts. HEI put together a compilation of such studies (reports
available @ http://www.healtheffects.org/)

If we sideline the heart attacks, among the many end points, yes, there is
some link to the growing air pollution problems in the cities (saw a
publication recently in EHP). But, I am sure (without any proof of my own),
changes in lifestyle (sedentary jobs, no exercise, junk food, etc.)
aggravate the situation (stress levels, higher BP level, growing diabetes)
far more than air pollution.

There was a study in the Kumaon valley (Uttarakand) on the raising diabetes
cases in the recent 10 years - which coincides with the increasing
circulation of the junk-foods (all kinds). People are still walking the
same, they are still eating what they grow, agriculture is still fairly a
large occupation, but they are also eating junk-food. There must be some
correlation.

Heart attacks at 35 in the cities, unless there is a strong medical reason,
is certainly due to lack of physical activity and stress.

With regards,
Sarath

--
Dr. Sarath Guttikunda (TED Fellow)

Founder and Analyst,
UrbanEmissions.Info <http://www.urbanemissions.info> (New Delhi, India)
+91-9891315946

Affiliate Assistant Research Professor,
Desert Research Institute <http://www.dri.edu/sarath-guttikunda>
(Reno, USA)<http://www.dri.edu/sarath-guttikunda>



On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 12:55 PM, Anand Karve <adkarve at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Stovers,
> India is currently experiencing an epidemic of heart disease. People
> as young as 35 are dying of heart attack. The doctors attribute it to
> changes in lifestyle (sedentary jobs, no exercise, junk food, etc.)
> But the study quoted by Crispin suggests that air pollution caused by
> automobile vehicles might also be a contributing factor.
> Yours
> A.D.Karve
>
> On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 9:05 AM, Crispin Pemberton-Pigott
> <crispinpigott at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Dear Friends
> >
> > http://ehp03.niehs.nih.gov/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1289%2Fehp.1003371
> >
> >
> >
> > Indoor Air Pollution and Blood Pressure in Adult Women Living in Rural
> China
> >
> >
> >
> > Abstract
> >
> > Background: Almost half the world’s population uses coal and biomass
> fuels
> > for domestic energy. Limited evidence suggests that exposure to air
> > pollutants from indoor biomass combustion may be associated with elevated
> > blood pressure. Our aim was to assess the relationship between air
> pollution
> > exposure from indoor biomass combustion and blood pressure in women in
> rural
> > China…[snip]
> >
> >
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Crispin
> >
> >
> >
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