A new study reports on a worrying link between higher levels of air pollution and faster bone loss through osteoporosis, a chronic skeletal condition that makes bones more fragile, and likely to break.
"For the first time, we have evidence that nitrogen oxides, in particular, are a major contributor to bone damage, and that the lumbar spine is one of the most susceptible sites of this damage,"The study isn't enough on its own to prove a causal relationship – that the air pollution is definitely leading to bone loss – but consideringIt's also worth bearing in mind that while this particular study looked at postmenopausal women, the participants involved did cover a wide range...
The researchers want to see further efforts made in reducing air pollution – traffic is a major producer of nitrogen oxides, for example – and in detecting people who might be more vulnerable to it . "Improvements in air pollution exposure, particularly nitrogen oxides, will reduce bone damage in postmenopausal women, prevent bone fractures, and reduce the health cost burden associated with osteoporosis among postmenopausal women,"
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