Brief Visit To A Severely Polluted City May Increase Blood Markers Of Inflammation And Artery Plaque Buildup,

“In 26 healthy young adults from Los Angeles,” investigators “measured blood levels of pollution breakdown products and proteins linked to heart risk before, during and after a trip to Beijing for a summer study program.” The study revealed that “over six to eight weeks in the Chinese capital, pollution metabolites in participants’ urine spiked along with blood markers of inflammation and artery plaque buildup,” the study revealed. The findings were published online in the journal Circulation. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-pollution-biomarkers/brief-visit-to-severely-polluted-city-can-up-biomarkers-of-heart-disease-idUSKBN1YA1Z7