Association between triclocarban and triclosan exposures and the risks of type 2 diabetes mellitus and impaired glucose tolerance in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES 2013-2014).

CONCLUSIONS: Triclocarban exposure may increase the risk of T2DM in the women, although additional studies are needed to confirm the results of this study and to investigate the underlying mechanisms.
PMID: 31918332 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Environment International - January 5, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Xie X, Lu C, Wu M, Liang J, Ying Y, Liu K, Huang X, Zheng S, Du X, Liu D, Wen Z, Hao G, Yang G, Feng L, Jing C Tags: Environ Int Source Type: research