Air Pollution May Lead To Weight Gain, Rat Study Suggests.

website reports that a study involving rats “suggests air pollution” may “lead to weight gain.” The study, published online Feb. 18 in the Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, revealed that “by day 14, the rats exposed to the polluted air were seven percent heavier.” Five days later, “they were 15 percent fatter.” http://www.cbsnews.com/news/could-air-pollution-be-making-us-fat/