Thursday, August 29, 2013

'Safe' levels of environmental pollution may have long-term health consequences

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-08/foas-lo082913.php

Public release date: 29-Aug-2013
Contact: Cody Mooneyhan
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology

Bethesda, MD—If you're eating better and exercising regularly, but still aren't seeing improvements in your health, there might be a reason: pollution. According to a new research report published in the September issue of The FASEB Journal, what you are eating and doing may not be the problem, but what's in what you are eating could be the culprit.

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"This report that confirms something we've known for a long time: pollution is bad for us," said Gerald Weissmann, M.D., Editor-in-Chief of The FASEB Journal. "But, what's equally important, it shows that evaluating food contaminants and pollutants on an individual basis may be too simplistic. We can see that when "safe" levels of contaminants and pollutants act together, they have significant impact on public health."

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