Environmental pollution from exhaust gases lead to one in three heart strokes

A new research undertaken by New Zealand has shown that almost one in three strokes are triggered by air pollution. The worldwide study has said that the environmental hazard is a major reason of the leading causes of death for the first time. Air pollution, both inside from cooking fires and outside from traffic fumes, is ranked among the top ten causes of stroke. This is apart from smoking, high blood pressure and obesity.
In 2013, 17 per cent of global stroke cases were attributed to environmental air pollution as revealed by the Lancet Neurology study.
This has been reported in dailymail.co.uk dated 10 June 2016.

It seems microscopic particles, much of which is generated by diesel exhausts, have resulted in clotting of arteries, which can lead to a stroke. Incidentally, stroke claims six million lives every year and, as a result, many survivors suffer paralysis, speech problems and personality changes.
The New Zealand-led research has analyzed data from 188 countries to estimate the proportion of strokes that could be avoided if certain risks were avoided. It has concluded that 70 per cent of strokes could be prevented by lifestyle changes like giving up cigarettes, eating more fruit and vegetables and doing more exercise.
Overall, 30 per cent of of global disability associated with stroke is linked to air pollution and this is especially high in developing countries where the burden is 33.7 per cent compared to 10.2 per cent in developed countries. In low and middle-income nations in Asia and Africa, almost a fifth of stroke burden was attributed to household air pollution. However, in China and India, a similar percentage was blamed on outside air pollution.


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