Spending long hours in traffic? It can be more than just an annoyance, and impact your physical and mental health significantly. Traffic jams can be a major irritant but if you are getting stuck in one on a regular basis, it can be more than just annoying. It can lead to physical and mental health issues.
So coping with traffic congestion doesn't only result in being late for appointments or commitments, causing mental distress. The irritation of inching along the road, observing minutes pass by with no resolution in sight, isn't infact just a minor inconvenience, say experts, but affect your health significantly. A recent report by Fortis Hospital, as of May, 1, 2024, states that ‘cars waiting in traffic jams or at red lights contain up to 40% more pollution than those that are moving.
Impact Of Traffic Jam On Health Factors that can impact physical and mental health due to traffic jams are: 1. Fatal physical diseases caused by pollution As per a report published by IQAir, India ranks 3rd on the list and recorded an average Particulate Matter (PM) concentration of 54.4 micrograms per cubic meter.
Air pollution is affecting us more than just breathing issues. It contributes largely to asthma, lung cancer as well as other respiratory diseases. Air pollution has been known to be associated with stroke and heart disease too, all of which can be fatal.
2. Degenerative disc disease As per bansalhospital.com, approximately 40-50% of individuals in India experience mild or severe .
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