2<\/p>\n Living near a golf course may raise your risk of Parkinson\u2019s disease, a new study has found (stock image)Credit: Getty 2<\/p>\n Living within one mile of a golf course was linked to a 126% increase in odds of developing Parkinson (stock image)Credit: Getty<\/p>\n The research focused on residents in southern Minnesota<\/a> and western Wisconsin, where pesticide<\/a> use on golf courses<\/a> may be a key factor.<\/p>\n Led by the Barrow Neurological Institute<\/a> in Arizona, along with Mayo Clinic, the study analyzed 419 Parkinson’s patients with a control group.<\/p>\n Data from the Rochester Epidemiology Project between 1991 and 2015 helped researchers compare Parkinson\u2019s patients with a control group.<\/p>\n The greatest risk was seen in people living one to three miles from a golf course and the expansive lawns that come with it. <\/p>\n Living within one mile of a fairway was linked to a 126% increase in odds of developing Parkinson’s<\/a>, the study found.<\/p>\n Those in water service areas that included a golf course had nearly double the risk compared to areas without one. <\/p>\n The risk jumped 82% for people living in under water service areas that also had vulnerable groundwater.<\/p>\n \u201cPesticides applied to golf courses may play a role in the incidence of PD [Parkinson\u2019s disease] for nearby residents,\u201d researchers concluded in the study, published in JAMA Network Open<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThe strongest effects were in municipal water service areas with a golf course and in regions with vulnerable groundwater based on the bedrock and topography,\u201d lead author Brittany Krzyzanowski, Ph.D told Fox News<\/a>. <\/p>\n She added, \u201cWe speculate that pesticides might play a role. However, we didn\u2019t include data on pesticides in this study, so future research is needed to better understand what\u2019s going on.\u201d<\/p>\n Peter Andre shares emotional moment he\u2019s reunited with his mum Thea who\u2019s battling Parkinson\u2019s and Alzheimer\u2019s<\/p>\n Medical director of the MS Center at Holy Name Medical Center in New Jersey, Dr. Mary Ann Picone, who was not involved in the research, weighed in on the findings.<\/p>\n \u201cThere has often been discussion regarding risks for development of Parkinson\u2019s disease and environmental agents such as pesticides,\u201d she told Fox News.<\/p>\n \u201cFurther research is needed with larger groups of patients, but this study does increase the concern about the association between pesticide exposure and risk of Parkinson\u2019s,\u201d Picone added.<\/p>\n![\"Close-up](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/close-senior-woman-hand-hold-1006918509.jpg\")
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