Lori Elliott+FollowAir Pollution & Childhood Obesity? Yikes!Turns out, growing up around heavy traffic could do more than just annoy you—it might actually boost your risk for obesity and even Type 2 diabetes later on. Researchers tracked kids for 24 years and found that exposure to traffic pollution was linked to higher BMI growth and insulin resistance. Basically, the air you breathe as a kid could mess with your health for years. Early weight control might help, but wow, who knew pollution could hit us like this? #HealthNews #AirPollution #ObesityRisk #Health32Share