Urban environments and lifestyles have been found to have negative effects on health. Studies have even expressed concern that the age of urban people is getting shorter as compared to those living in rural areas. There can be many reasons for these side effects, but scientists have expressed the most concern about the rapidly increasing air pollution. Air pollution is a major cause of lung diseases and diseases like Alzheimer's, which not only worsens the quality of life but also has more fatal side effects.
Experts at Harvard Medical School have expressed concern in the study that if adequate measures are not taken to reduce air pollution, it could be a serious indicator for the future. Due to this, the life expectancy of the people is seen decreasing. The risk of many serious and chronic diseases has increased significantly than before. All these are matters of concern.
Cause of premature death
It is already known that air pollution causes lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, heart disease, and stroke. A related recent study in China estimated that air pollution is also a factor in 1,166 premature deaths per 100,000 people aged 75 and older.
If it doesn't kill you outright, it spoils your quality of life. Cases of dementia and Alzheimer's disease have been seen to increase due to air pollution.
Mental illness can spoil the quality of life
Studies show that air pollution can reduce cognitive abilities and cause dementia and Alzheimer's disease to become more common. A joint analysis by researchers in China and the US found that long-term exposure to air pollution may be linked to affecting your mental performance.
What did the study find?
Another study included 130,978 adults aged 50 to 79. In this, 2,181 people developed dementia over time. The risk was highest among people living in areas with the highest concentrations of air pollution.
The researchers found that because of the smoke of vehicles in the cities, the air pollution due to the factory is. Due to the lack of trees, the amount of oxygen is less due to which more risk is being seen in the people here.
What do scientists say?
In the conclusion of the study, scientists said that exposure to air pollution can affect everyone's health. When we breathe in air pollutants, it enters our bloodstream causing respiratory diseases. Apart from this, the way it has been clarified in the above points is that it is causing side effects on the health of the brain, in such a situation, pollution is harmful for overall health.
It is also increasing diseases like cancer which can lead to premature death.
(PC: Freepik)
