Walking in a polluted environment in London: New research on the perils of pollution on bad hearts and lungs;
January 26th, 2018Respiratory and cardiovascular responses to walking down a traffic-polluted road compared with walking in a traffic-free area in participants aged 60 years and older with chronic lung or heart disease and age-matched healthy controls: a randomised, crossover study
Sinharay, Rudy et al.
The Lancet , Volume 391 , Issue 10118 , 339 – 349
“….a 2 h walk either along a commercial street in London (Oxford Street) or in an urban park (Hyde Park).….”
“…Interpretation: Short-term exposure to traffic pollution prevents the beneficial cardiopulmonary effects of walking in people with COPD, ischaemic heart disease, and those free from chronic cardiopulmonary diseases….”
