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According to a new study, air pollution greatly increases the risk of type 2 diabetes.
Research also revealed that about one in seven cases of the disease was directly caused by global air pollution in 2016 – about 3.2 million cases in total.
Researchers say the link is "significant" even for low levels of air pollution considered safe.
This is the first study of its kind to estimate the number of diabetes cases globally caused by pollution. Although type 2 diabetes is mainly attributable to obesity, several recent studies have linked to air pollution.
According to experts, tiny particles in the air reduce the body 's ability to respond to insulin. They are known as "insulin resistance".
This causes an increase in blood glucose levels, which can lead to type 2 diabetes.
A study conducted by the University of Washington School of Medicine data from 1.7 million American veterans who were followed for eight and a half years.
They found that the risk of developing type 2 diabetes increased by 10% for every 10 micrograms increase per cubic meter of fine particles in the air. 19659002] The study, published in the journal Lancet Planetary Health, also estimated that 8.2 million years of healthy life were lost worldwide in 2016 due to diabetes related to pollution .
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