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Dietary Intervention to Mitigate the Health Effects of PM Exposure in Humans
Citation:
Samet, J. Dietary Intervention to Mitigate the Health Effects of PM Exposure in Humans. Chinese Conference of Public Health, Zhengzhouz, Hunan, CHINA, September 22, 2017.
Impact/Purpose:
This presentation will consist of findings from controlled human exposure studies examining the feasibility of using dietary supplements to ameliorate the health effects of exposure to air pollutants. In plainer English "Investigating whether dietary supplements can protect against the health effects of air pollutants."
Description:
Exposure to ambient air pollution is a major cause of global morbidity and mortality. This presentation will highlight previously published, ongoing and planned studies conducted at the Human Studies Facility that have examined the efficacy of nutritional supplementation in modulating pulmonary, cardiac, vascular and hematologic effect of exposure to gaseous and particulate pollutants in human volunteers. These studies provide mechanistic insights into the mechanism of action of air contaminants and provide a potential interventional approach for the mitigation of the health effects induced by exposure to air pollution.