Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Air pollutants : Another Diabetes Factor


If you reside in the area, where toxic waste is widespread, then you are more feared to turn out be as a diabetic. A recent observational study, which witnessed hospitalization rates for patients in New York between 1992 and 2001, has given an outlet to this view. Researchers concludes that people are mainly exposed to these toxic wastes by eating animal fats and air which they inhale in.

However, the main factor of toxic waste that turn people more prone to diabetes is still obscured but it is being supposed that, as the liver, which might change the gene that manages insulin sensitivity, cannot break down these complex compounds. At the same time, this assumption is also in the air that PCBs can lead to fat retention in the body, which may enhance the chances of diabetes.

Once should certainly have a glance of these articles for more insight:

1. Air Pollution enhances Risk of Heart Disease in Diabetics

2. Air Pollution enhances Death Risk in People with Diabetes, Heart Failure, COPD or Rheumatoid Arthritis

3. Air Pollution Could lead to Problems for Diabetics

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