Scientists have found an unexpected factor in fat accumulation in the body

SENSATIONAL DISCOVERY: TRAFFIC NOISE PROVOKES FAT ACCUMULATION IN THE BODY

A groundbreaking scientific discovery has shocked the medical community! Researchers from the University of Munich have found an alarming connection between exposure to traffic noise and increased fat deposits in the human body. The results of this revolutionary study have been published in the prestigious scientific journal Environment International (EnvInter).

During a large-scale experiment, scientists analyzed more than 11 thousand MRI scans and body images of volunteers from the German National Cohort. The identified pattern is shocking: even at noise levels below the officially established sanitary threshold of 53 dB, people showed a significant increase in the volume of fat under the skin, around internal organs, and in the liver. Even more alarming was the fact that an increase in noise exposure by just 10 dB was accompanied by a noticeable growth in these indicators in both men and women.

Notably, even after accounting for numerous potential influencing factors - air pollution, level of green spaces in the area, social status of participants, presence of chronic diseases, and lifestyle characteristics - the connection between noise and fat deposits remained constant. This provides serious grounds to suggest a direct impact of noise on metabolic processes in the human body.

The study authors explain that nighttime noise disrupts sleep, intensifies stress reactions, and affects hormonal balance, which, in turn, is reflected in the distribution of fat in the body. Such changes are associated with an increased risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and stroke.

Given the obtained data, scientists urge considering traffic noise as an important risk factor for diseases and call for stricter regulations on its control - similar to measures against air pollution.