You may age faster the more you cook, smoke, and encounter vehicle exhaust

Friday, July 13, 2018 - 13:30 in Health & Medicine

High daily exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)—chemicals that are generated by forms of combustion such as cooking, smoking, and vehicle exhausts—may cause molecular changes that accelerate biological aging, according to a new study by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and colleagues. They found that exposure to PAHs may trigger damage to […]

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