Common Household Chemicals May Alter Hormones, Contribute To diabetes

“Common household chemicals found in a wide range of products from carpets to cleaning products can alter hormones and contribute to type 2 diabetes [T2D] – likely costing Europeans billions of dollars annually,” researchers found after examining “data from seniors in the Swedish city of Uppsala on how exposure to chemicals known to disrupt the endocrine system, like phthalates, PCBs, pesticides and perfluoroalkyls, contributes to obesity and diabetes.” After using these data “to study the effects of chemical exposure on Europeans more broadly,” the study authors concluded that “a 25% reduction in exposure to the chemicals studied would result in a 13% drop in cases of diabetes among seniors.” The findings were published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. http://time.com/4546786/diabetes-obesity-causes-chemicals/