Don’t Freak Out About Your Gas Stove (Yet)
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2023 1:30 am
Don’t Freak Out About Your Gas Stove (Yet)
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ka ... sthma-risk
There’s a lot going on in the world, yet gas stoves have been stealing the spotlight over the past few weeks, spurring heated debates among concerned parents, flustered politicians, passionate climate activists, and health experts.
It all started when a study published in December in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health suggested that 12.7% of current childhood asthma in the US is “attributable” to gas stove use — a risk that the researchers said is similar to that of secondhand smoke exposure.
The findings aren’t particularly groundbreaking; people have known for years that gas stoves are one source of indoor air pollution — among many — that can contribute to asthma. However, the news still sent shivers down the spines of many parents, who are now worried they’re unintentionally setting their children up for a future of coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath.
Asthma is the leading chronic disease in children, affecting about 7.5 million kids in the US. Its prevalence has increased in the last 30 years for all demographics, but long-standing disparities still hold. More than twice as many Black children than white children have asthma, and in 2019 specifically, they had a death rate that was eight times that of white kids.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ka ... sthma-risk
There’s a lot going on in the world, yet gas stoves have been stealing the spotlight over the past few weeks, spurring heated debates among concerned parents, flustered politicians, passionate climate activists, and health experts.
It all started when a study published in December in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health suggested that 12.7% of current childhood asthma in the US is “attributable” to gas stove use — a risk that the researchers said is similar to that of secondhand smoke exposure.
The findings aren’t particularly groundbreaking; people have known for years that gas stoves are one source of indoor air pollution — among many — that can contribute to asthma. However, the news still sent shivers down the spines of many parents, who are now worried they’re unintentionally setting their children up for a future of coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath.
Asthma is the leading chronic disease in children, affecting about 7.5 million kids in the US. Its prevalence has increased in the last 30 years for all demographics, but long-standing disparities still hold. More than twice as many Black children than white children have asthma, and in 2019 specifically, they had a death rate that was eight times that of white kids.