New Delhi/ Alive News: Research and advocacy body Centre for Science and Environment said on Monday that “every third child in Delhi has impaired lungs, while air pollution causes 30 per cent of all premature deaths in the country”.
It claimed a crucial link exists between the environment and health, some yet-unexplored such as the connection between air pollution and mental health. The report sought to establish that unless environmental risk factors are dealt with, India will not be able to curb non-communicable diseases. It said 61 per cent of all deaths in India are attributed to lifestyle or NCDs. The WHO has identified alcohol, tobacco, poor diet intake and lack of physical activity as major risk factors. However, it fails to call out the “real enemies” that have high salt, sugar and fat content but are low in nutrition, said CSE’s Sunita Narain. PTI
