Air Pollution Cancels Positive Health Effects of Exercise in Older Adults (IMAGE)

Duke University

Air Pollution Cancels Positive Health Effects of Exercise in Older Adults

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Short-term exposure to traffic exhaust on busy city streets, such as London's Oxford Street, can cancel out the health benefits of two hours of exercise for people over 60, a study led by researchers at Imperial College London and Duke University finds.

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Junfeng Zhang, Duke Univ.

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