And why they concern us all

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We found that dietary cholesterol intake was linearly associated with greater risk of MI. These findings contribute to the growing literature highlighting the impact dietary cholesterol has on cardiovascular health. Reductions in cholesterol intake, which can be achieved by decreasing the intake of …

Industrialized swine facilities adversely affect the health and well-being of Eastern North Carolina residents in the U.S. and are an issue of environmental racism. Concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) emit various harmful and noxious air pollutants, including ammonia (NH3). There are limited measurements of CAFO-related air quality, contributing to disputes around its severity. We use NH3 vertical column densities from the space-based Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer (IASI) to report systematic, distributive inequalities in NH3 column enhancements (ΔNH3 columns), equal to NH3 columns less an observationally determined tropospheric background. Population-weighted block group-scale ΔNH3 columns are higher by 27 ± 3% for Black and African Americans, 35 ± 3% for Hispanics and Latinos, and 49 ± 3% for American Indians compared to non-Hispanic/Latino whites in Eastern North Carolina (April–August 2016–2021). Surface winds and air temperature influence block group-scale NH3 distributions, with higher absolute NH3 inequalities for all groups on calm days and for Black and African Americans and Hispanics and Latinos on hot days, consistent with effects from NH3 volatization downfield of facilities from, e.g., manure-covered fields, particles, and other surfaces. ΔNH3 columns correspond spatially with permitted swine facilities, with residents living multiple kilometers from swine CAFOs chronically exposed to elevated NH3. Trends in NH3 columns over 2008–2023 are driven by regional-scale atmospheric processes rather than localized NH3 changes in CAFO emissions. Results are discussed in local decision-making contexts that have broad relevance for air quality issues without protective federal regulatory standards.

And why they concern us all

The aim of this paper is to review the most significant livestock-associated zoonoses. Human and animal health are intimately connected. This idea has been known for more than a century but now it has gained special importance because of the ...

Human-associated microbial communities have adapted to environmental pressures. Doses of antibiotics select for a community with increased antibiotic resistance, inflammation is accompanied by expansion of community members equipped to flourish in the presence of immune effectors and Western diets s …

Hundreds of sinkholes have emerged in Turkey's central agricultural region due to dwindling rainfall and receding groundwaters, causing concern among farmers and environmental experts who see it as a ...

As Mexico City’s ancient chinampa gardens teeter on extinction, Indigenous chinamperos partner with co-operative Arca Tierra to revive these pre-Aztec floating farms.

Heating means pests breeding and spreading faster, warn scientists, with simplified current food system already vulnerable

Dairy products are major sources of high-quality protein and bioavailable nutrients and dairy production contributes to local, regional and national-level economies. Consumption of raw milk and raw milk products does, however, carry a zoonotic risk, as does direct contact with cattle by farm husband …

The aim of this paper is to review the most significant livestock-associated zoonoses. Human and animal health are intimately connected. This idea has been known for more than a century but now it has gained special importance because of the ...

This case-control of older US adults examines risk of Parkinson Disease by proximity of residence to a golf course.

Meat is cheaper than it should be – and alternatives are more expensive.

Meat is cheaper than it should be – and alternatives are more expensive.

De Tweede Kamer neigt ernaar demissionair minister Wiersma op te roepen het aan het volgende kabinet te laten.

Parental sucking of their infant's pacifier may reduce the risk of allergy development, possibly via immune stimulation by microbes transferred to the infant via the parent's saliva.

Colorado's forests store a massive amount of carbon, but dying trees—mostly due to insects and disease—have caused the state's forests to emit more carbon than they absorbed in recent years, according...

Parental sucking of their infant's pacifier may reduce the risk of allergy development, possibly via immune stimulation by microbes transferred to the infant via the parent's saliva.

Colorado's forests store a massive amount of carbon, but dying trees—mostly due to insects and disease—have caused the state's forests to emit more carbon than they absorbed in recent years, according...

De Tweede Kamer neigt ernaar demissionair minister Wiersma op te roepen het aan het volgende kabinet te laten.