Constant noise emanating from heavy city traffic, industrial
machinery, aeroplanes and loud music may leave one at a higher risk of obesity
and cardiovascular diseases. "There was nearly a centimetre increase for
every 10-decibel rise in the noise levels," the study authors noted. The
effects of noise pollution are even felt by babies in the womb. ”We are gathering more and more evidence that noise in the environment can have a direct effect on health,” said professor Adrian Davis, one of the authors of the study that appeared in the journal Lancet.
Noise pollution affects stress hormones including cortisol which raises likelihood of pounds packing on around the waist. This visceral fat also pushes up heart attack risk.
In another study, researchers from Utrecht University in the Netherlands examined data from more than 68,000 births.
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