Air Pollution and Diabetes Risk: Assessing the Evidence to Date

Wendee Nicole was awarded the inaugural Mongabay Prize for Environmental Reporting in 2013. She writes for Discover, Scientific American, National Wildlife, and other magazines. About This Article open Citation: Nicole W. 2015. Air pollution and diabetes risk: assessing the evidence to date. Environ Health Perspect 123:A134; http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.123-A134 News Topics: Air Pollution, Endocrine Health, Endocrine Disruptors, Inflammation, Ozone, Particulate Matter (PM) Published: 1 May 2015 PDF Version (861 KB) Related EHP Article Association Between Ambient Air Pollution and Diabetes Mellitus in Europe and North America: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Ikenna C. Eze, Lars G. Hemkens, Heiner C. Bucher, Barbara Hoffmann, Christian Schindler, Nino Künzli, Tamara Schikowski, and Nicole M. Probst-Hensch Many studies have reported associations between ambient air pollution and cardiovascular disease, asthma, and cancer.1 Diabetes mellitus also is a risk factor for vascular and respiratory diseases, and development of these outcomes in people with diabetes may be exacerbated by exposure to air pollution.2 In this issue of EHP, a team of European scientists conducted a systematic review to evaluate whether air pollution exposure is also associated with developing diabetes itself.3 The researchers systematically searched databases for English-language articles addressing diabetes and outdoor air pollution in human subjects. They screened 636 studies and identified 1...
Source: EHP Research - Category: Environmental Health Authors: Tags: Featured News Science Selection Air Pollution Endocrine Disruptors Endocrine Health Inflammation May 2015 Ozone Particulate Matter (PM) Source Type: research