Diesel fuel and your heart

I'm waiting for the headline that reads: Ban diesel fuel.
That's because of a new study linking diesel fuel emmissions with an increase in LDL - the bad cholestoral. According to a new study: "An interaction between the fine particles found in diesel exhaust and the fatty acids in LDL ("bad") cholesterol activates genes that then cause inflammation in blood vessels." That's the finding of a team from the University of California, Los Angeles. The researcher say, the diesel fuel particles speeds up atherosclerosis - hardening of the arteries.
It's really a fascinating connection.

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