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Air Pollution Ups Risk of Type-2 Diabetes: Study

Exposure to Air Pollutants and Particulate Matter Elevates Risk of Diabetes Mellitus
(Photo : Flickr) Exposure to Air Pollutants and Particulate Matter Elevates Risk of Diabetes Mellitus

Breathing harmful gases and particulate matter in the atmosphere can cause diabetes, according to a research.

Type-2 diabetes is common among those who have unhealthy habits like smoking, drinking, overeating junk food and fatty snacks and remaining physically inactive. A latest finding by Swiss scientists suggests over-exposure to air pollution elevates the possibility of developing type-2 diabetes, reports the Food Consumer.Org.

Their study looked at health records of 6,392 individuals enrolled in the Swiss Cohort study on Air Pollution and Lung and Heart Diseases for Adults to note their probability of getting diabetes and frequency of exposure to harmful green house gases. The analysis revealed nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter PM10 were the main culprits behind increasing susceptibility to the disease.

Participants who were regularly exposed to particulate matter or PM10 with less than 10 micrometers in diameter had chances of getting diabetes. The risk rate rose by another 40 percent with additional exposure of 10 micrometer cube of particulate matter. The study also noted extra exposure to 10 micrometer of nitrogen dioxide hiked the possibility of type-2 diabetes by 17 percent.

"Our study adds to the evidence that long term air pollution exposure is associated with diabetes mellitus. PM10 appears to be a useful marker of the aspects of air pollution relevant for diabetes," the experts write in the study.

Past clinical trials have discovered a direct relation between prevalence of heart diseases, respiratory illnesses, infertility, developmental and neurological disorders among those who ingested toxic chemicals and pollutants in the atmosphere. These findings depict the increasing burden of health disorders and medical expenses borne by nations having high rate of industrialization and urbanization.

The current study authors also add taking beta blocking medications or drugs that are prescribed for heart patients can prevent negative consequences of breathing particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide.

More information is available online in the journal of Environment International.

Jul 26, 2014 05:09 AM EDT By

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