The Insidious Impact of Air Pollution From Cradle to Grave: No Safe Limit

A research from the Imperial College London alerts us to the hidden enemy among us, air pollution, and its insidious effects on our health throughout life's stages.

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Before birth, air pollution interferes with fetal development, possibly influencing the course of a child's life before they even draw their first breath.

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As our little ones transition into childhood, the polluted air that they breathe in their most formative years could lead to asthma, retard lung development, and even adversely affect their cognitive abilities and mental health.

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Living in a haze of invisible pollutants accelerates our march towards chronic illnesses, strokes, and cancer.

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Most strikingly, the study brings forth novel evidence of air pollution's sinister influence on our brains.

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Links have been found between air pollution and mental health issues, even dementia.

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Beyond health, there's an economic time bomb ticking.

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In the backdrop of the tragic case of nine-year-old Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, the first person in the UK to have air pollution officially listed as a cause of death, the urgency for policy change becomes glaringly obvious.

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Air pollution is a silent, pervasive menace that sneaks into our lives, affecting us in more ways than one.

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