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Air Pollution Exposure and Physical Activity in China: Current Knowledge, Public Health Implications, and Future Research Needs
- Source :
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 12, Iss 11, Pp 14887-14897 (2015)
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- MDPI, 2015.
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Abstract
- Deteriorating air quality in China has created global public health concerns in regard to health and health-related behaviors. Although emerging environmental regulations address ambient air pollution in China, the level of enforcement and long-term impact of these measures remain unknown. Exposure to air pollution has been shown to lead to multiple adverse health outcomes, including increased rates of heart disease and mortality. However, a lesser-known but increasingly significant concern is the relationship between air pollution and its effects on outdoor exercise. This is especially important in China, which has a culturally rooted lifestyle that encourages participation in outdoor physical activity. This article evaluates the intersection of air pollution and outdoor exercise and provides a discussion of issues related to its public health impact in China, where efforts to promote a healthy lifestyle may be adversely affected by the ambient air pollution that has accompanied rapid economic development and urbanization.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
China
health promotion
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Physical activity
Air pollution
lcsh:Medicine
physical activity
Review
Motor Activity
medicine.disease_cause
Urbanization
Environmental health
Air Pollution
medicine
Humans
Enforcement
Air quality index
Exercise
Public health
lcsh:R
public health
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Health promotion
Business
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16604601 and 16617827
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e2f5d359b592e044262ea75e234b52c3