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Air pollution plays significant role in diabetes: study

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Source:     Agence France Presse (France)
Publication Date:     June 29, 2018
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Stephan:   There is so much about the toxins we spew into the environment that we do not know. Here is the latest example of what I mean. As you read this report please remember what the Trump administration has been doing to serve the interests of polluters to the detriment of the people of America, and the world. You would think that reports like this would lead to massive citizen outcry. But it doesn't. Why? Perhaps because 43 per cent of Americans approve of what Trump is doing. Why? Perhaps they don't act because they are either too ignorant, simply not smart enough, or are driven by their fears and hates and thus don't recognize or acknowledge what is happening.

PARIS, FRANCE — Air pollution caused one in seven new cases of diabetes in 2016, according to a US study, which found even low levels raised the chances of developing the chronic disease. (emphasis added)

Diabetes has primarily been associated with lifestyle factors like diet and a sedentary lifestyle, but research by the Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis said pollution also plays a major role.

The study estimated that pollution contributed to 3.2 million new diabetes cases globally in 2016 — or around 14 percent of all new diabetes cases globally that year.

“Our research shows a significant link between air pollution and diabetes globally,” said Ziyad Al-Aly, the study’s senior author.

Pollution is thought to reduce the body’s insulin production, “preventing the body from converting blood glucose into energy that the body needs to maintain health,” according to the research.

Al-Aly said the research, published in the Lancet Planetary Health, found an increased risk even with levels of air pollution currently considered safe by the […]

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