空氣污染竟是心臟病元兇 白領難逃脫

The main trigger for a heart attack is not vigorous exercise or stress — it’s air pollution, according to a study published in The Lancet this month. Researchers found spending time in traffic, whether as a driver or pedestrian, tops the list of ‘last straw’ risk factors that bring on a heart attack.

最新研究顯示，引起心臟病的促因並非過度鍛鍊以及精神壓力過大，專家指出：空氣污染纔是引起心臟病的“罪魁禍首”，而關於空氣污染誘發心臟病的數據都發表在英國著名醫學《柳葉刀》上，並在上個月與讀者見面了。研究人員發現在路面工作的人羣，比如司機或者行人等，是心臟病的高發羣體。

Jon Ayres, professor of environmental and respiratory medicine at the University of Birmingham, says: Air pollution is not only linked to strokes, heart attacks and cancer — it has a profound effect on those with existing respiratory conditions. Asthmatics are more likely to have an asthma attack on days when pollution is high. So how can you minimise the damage? We asked the experts for their tips on breathing easy.

來自伯明翰大學的教授Jon Ayres說：“大氣污染不僅對中風、心臟病以及癌症有着直接的影響，而且環境污染對人體的呼吸系統有着巨大的負面作用。此外，在大氣污染情況嚴重的時候，哮喘病的發作頻率是相當高的。”怎樣才能降低空氣污染對我們身體造成的傷害呢？在辦公室內的污濁空氣也會對我們身體造成巨大傷害，我們該怎樣保護自己呢？