A SMALL scale human trial has suggested that high doses of vitamin B supplements (2.5mg of folic acid, 50mg of vitamin B6, and 1mg of vitamin B12) may offset the damage caused by fine particulate matter as found in heavily polluted places like Beijing or Mexico.
The most dangerous of these particles is referred to as PM2.5, with a diameter of less than 2.5 micrometres, coming from diesel cars and wood burning stoves.
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