The prevalence of type 2 diabetes is increasing alarmingly. Exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) has been associated with type 2 diabetes.
A new study sought to examine the association between type 2 diabetes and POP exposure. The research examined close to 2,000 people born before the global POP emission peak. In 2003, a clinical examination was performed, including blood sampling.
According to the study, as linked by Green Med Info:
“Among the participants with the highest exposure to oxychlordane, trans-nonachlor, 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis-(p-chlorophenyl)-ethylene (p,p'-DDE, and polychlorinated biphenyl 153, the risk of type 2 diabetes was 1.64-2.24 times higher ... This study confirms the association between type 2 diabetes and adult-only exposure to organochlorine pesticides in a general urban population.”