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

[Anand Karve]

Dear Dr. Sarath,
thanks for the info.
Yours
A.D.Karve

On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 4:12 PM, Sarath Guttikunda
<sguttikunda at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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 (New Delhi, India)
> +91-9891315946
>
> Affiliate Assistant Research Professor,
> Desert Research Institute (Reno, USA)
>
>
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> 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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