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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Daniel Keane

Does air pollution make us lazy? Study links breathing toxic air to sedentary behaviour

Exposure to air pollution makes people more likely to sit or lie down and discourages physical activity, a study has revealed.

Researchers found that breathing polluted air was associated with a further 22 minutes of sedentary behaviour each day.

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