A scientific study revealed that exposure to air pollution affects the health of women’s bones in the post -menopause.
In the context of the study published by the “Journal of Bone and Mineral Research” specializing in orthopedic research, a research team from the College of Mount Seinai in New York City studied the chemical response to the body on air pollution, and in particular its potential effect on bone health in women in menopause.
The study included 278 women as part of an initiative to follow up on the health status of women, while recording air pollution data and bone density degree in women participating in the research throughout the study period.
During the study period, which lasted about 9 years, the researchers found that exposure to air pollution leads to a decrease in bone density, and that pollutants such as nitrogen oxide, nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide already affect the density of certain minerals inside the bones in different places of the body. The researchers have not monitored any effect of microscopic molecules in the air on bone health.
The researcher Didier Brada of the Health Equality Research Center of the College of Mount Caini said that these results “do not represent a scientific discovery as much as it is an invitation to pay attention to the necessity of early monitoring of any damage to the bones.”
“Understanding the effect of these pollutants can lead to reaching therapeutic strategies to alleviate the effect of pollution on the bones, given that avoiding
Exposure to pollution is often impossible. “