Air Pollution May Cause Childhood Obesity by Disrupting Impulse Control, Study Finds The latest research on air pollution and childhood obesity reveals a disturbing link between exposure to common pollutants and children's impulse control.
A study of 434 children in Mexico City found that those exposed to higher levels of PM2. 5 during pregnancy and the first year of life were more likely to develop difficulties with impulse control later on.
This behavioral change was linked to higher body fat and BMI in children between four and eight years old. The study's authors note that their research is novel in showing for the first time that high levels of PM2.