It’s fairly well known that a bad diet, a lack of exercise, and genetics can all contribute to type 2 diabetes.
It’s fairly well known that a bad diet, a lack of exercise, and genetics can all contribute to type 2 diabetes. But a new global study points to an additional, surprising culprit: the air pollution emitted by cars and trucks.
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Yes, current thinking is that chronic inflammation plays an important part in heart disease, kidney disease, T2DM and some malignancies. Pollution causes the inflammatory cascade.
Agreed. Cleaner air in our cities would be a good step to help reduce the number of people developing it these days.