Why cooking causes 4m premature deaths a year
One big health risk is often overlooked
ASK MOST people about air pollution and they will think of jam-packed roads and coal-fired power plants. But toxic fumes often come from indoors. In much of the world families still cook using solid fuels (ie, wood or charcoal) instead of with cleaner methods (gas or electricity). The household smoke that they create leads to almost 4m premature deaths each year, making it the world’s third-biggest cause of early mortality for women and children, after heart disease and strokes.
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