Study Links Living Near Golf Courses to Higher Parkinson's Risk
- A study published in JAMA Network Open found that people living within five kilometers of golf courses are more than twice as likely to develop Parkinson's disease.
- Researchers suspect that pesticide use on golf courses might leach into drinking water, increasing the risk for locals.
- Dr. Katherine Fletcher noted that while exposure to pesticides may increase the risk of Parkinson's disease, evidence is not strong enough to prove direct causation.
- Experts emphasize that multiple factors must be considered, and the study did not analyze drinking water for pesticide levels.
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