Diesel Exhaust Can Trigger A Heart Attack
August 1, 2007 by Kendra James, RN
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Scientists have long reported that deaths from lung diseases, heart attacks and strokes are significantly higher on days with high pollution levels, the newspaper said.
This was reported out of Los Angeles, imagine that. A US study has shown the exposure 
to diesel exhaust can cause heart disease in people with high cholesterol. Hmm… Can’t anything trigger a heart attack in people with extremely high cholesterol?
This is why you always have to take research with a grain of salt. True diesel exhaust has been linked to lung cancer and asthma attacks, as well as DNA damage, but this is first to suggest that it can induce a heart attack. Just how is this possible you ask?
The report said diesel particles enter the body from the lungs and then react with fats in the arteries to alter how genes are activated.
Bottom line, more research needs to be done. I will keep you updated as it comes in.
via Science Daily
