It was determined that there was a link between air pollution and diabetes

ANKARA (AA) – US scientists have discovered that air pollution increases the risk of diabetes even at safe levels.

Washington University Medical School and St. A study by the Louis Health Service System has shown that it reduces air pollution and reduces the number of diabetic patients worldwide.

As part of the research, airborne particle data, microscopic dust particles, smokes, and similar pollutants and data from 1.7 million emekins of which l & # 39; Health status was followed for 8.5 years compared comparatively.

Ziyad el Ali, a professor at the University of Washington, said that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the World Health Organization (WHO) found a significant link between air pollution and diabetes.

During the study, air pollution in 2016 was estimated at 3.2 million new cases worldwide, or 14% of all new cases of diabetes. & # 39; was also calculated.

More than 420 million people worldwide are diagnosed with diabetes.

The details of the study were published in Lancet Planetary Health magazine.

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