Childhood Obesity: Is Air Pollution Making Your Child Obese?

Team Latestly Jun 26, 2020 02:56 PM IST

While various factors such as diet, lack of exercise and genes may increase the risk of obesity in children, air pollution, smoking, and living in high population density, may up the risk of obesity according to a recent study. The Barcelona Institute for Global Health drew a link between pollutants and childhood obesity. Here is what you should know.

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