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> Taken all together, the large body of literature with consistent findings indicate there may be significant benefits to lowering the total amount of air pollu
by hirundo 5y ago
> Taken all together, the large body of literature with consistent findings indicate there may be significant benefits to lowering the total amount of air pollutant exposure one receives over a lifetime.
Dr. Attia is someone who is willing to take -- and prescribe to his patients
-- extreme and difficult measures on the expectation that they could increase longevity. In this article he mentions the benefits of using a HEPA air filter for everyday life, and I would guess that he does that.
And he is a careful researcher. So I can take some comfort that he does not feel that there's sufficient benefit to wearing a respirator in daily life. He is the kind of nerd that wouldn't be much deterred by people judging him harshly for it.
- ZeroGravitas 5y agoThough most of the things he mentions are things that we probably want to do away with for a bunch of other reasons anyway, and so this is just another co-benefit: > Outside, fine particles predominantly come from motor vehicle exhaust, burning of fuels such as wood or coal, natural forest fires, and reactions from power plants. Inside, fine particles are produced by cooking, tobacco smoke, burning candles, and lighting fireplaces.