{"id":371387,"date":"2026-08-19T16:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T15:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/londons-ulez-linked-to-improved-lung-growth-in-children-study-finds\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T16:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T15:00:07","slug":"londons-ulez-linked-to-improved-lung-growth-in-children-study-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/londons-ulez-linked-to-improved-lung-growth-in-children-study-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"London&#8217;s ULEZ linked to improved lung growth in children, study finds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/FWSCTxeAQLk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"London's ULEZ linked to improved lung growth in children, study finds\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FWSCTxeAQLk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>London\u2019s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), which charges drivers of the most polluting vehicles, has been linked to improved lung health in children in a major new study.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Researchers at Queen Mary University found primary school children in London had significantly smaller lungs than children in Luton in 2018.<br \/>\nBut five years later, after the introduction of the low emission zone, the difference in lung health between the two groups had largely disappeared.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>London\u2019s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), which charges drivers of the most polluting vehicles, has been linked to improved lung health in children in a major new study. [Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe] Researchers at Queen Mary University found primary school children in London had significantly smaller lungs than children in Luton in 2018. 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