Marine Food Pollutants as a Risk Factor for Hypoinsulinemia and Type 2 Diabetes

Some persistent environmental chemicals are suspected of causing an increased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus, a disease particularly common after the age of 70. This concern was examined in a cross-sectional study of elderly subjects from a fishing population with elevated contaminant exposures from seafood species high in the food chain. For more Informations: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21364465