New study establishes air pollution as risk factor for diabetes in India

IANS | November 2, 2023 2:44 PM

New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Amid increasing levels of air pollution and cases of diabetes in India, a large study has established poor air quality as a risk factor for the development of the blood sugar condition in the country. To date diet, obesity and physical exercise were the major factors behind increased prevalence of diabetes. Now, the study, published in the ‘British Medical Journal’ (BMJ), showed that inhaling polluted air with high amounts of PM2.5 particles led to high blood sugar levels and increased Type-2 diabetes incidence.