Air Pollution Raises Obesity Risk For Young Animals, Regardless of Diet

photo: Eddy Van 3000 / Creative Commons Now this research concerns itself with non-human animals (mice specifically), but it does provide interesting insight into the non-diet factors which may be at play in soaring obesity rates and the way environmental pollution influences development: A new study shows that exposure to polluted air early in life, at levels that correspond to the amoun… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Air Pollution Raises Obesity Risk For Young Animals, Regardless of Diet

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