Scientists have found a link between high levels of perfluorinated compounds - widely used in non-stick cookware - and diabetes.
They have investigated whether elevated levels of another type of environmental toxin, so-called perfluorinated compounds, are related to diabetes.Perfluorinated compounds are used in a wide variety of industrial and consumer products, including fire fighting foam, non-stick cookware, and grease and water-repellent materials such as food contact material, ski wax and GoreTex, for example.In a group of more than a thousand 70-year-old men and women, levels of seven different perfluorinated compounds were measured in the blood and related to whether the individuals had diabetes (114 persons) or not.These seven perfluorinated compounds were detectable in virtually all individuals in the study. "We saw that high levels, especially of one of the perfluorinated compounds, perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), were linked to diabetes," said Monica Lind, associate professor at the Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine at Uppsala University. "Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) was also associated with diabetes in this group. We also saw that PFOA was linked to disrupted secretion of insulin from the pancreas," said Lind.The study raises the question of whether high levels of certain perfluorinated compounds, which were found in all individuals in this study, are linked to the development of diabetes.
Should Machines Decide Who Lives And Dies In A War? Ex-CIA Chief Answers
Kriti Sanon Says Instagram Has No Option To Report AI-Generated Images Of Her
What Anthropic, Monks And The Cusp Of Consciousness Teach About Tomorrow
Nikhil Kamath's Big AI Bet: Why India Should Look Beyond Silicon Valley
When Will India Get Its Own Apple, Samsung? Ashwini Vaishnaw Reveals Timeline
Neeru Saini On Fitness, Focus & Her Love for Churma!
NDTV Lifeline- Himanshu Saini on the Secret to Eating Well: More Greens, Healthier Desserts
Hockey Champions Savita Punia & Neha Goel on Fitness, Recovery & The Meaning of Health
Millets: The Superfood That's Good for You and the Planet
Yoga, Millets, Vaccines: S Jaishankar On How India Is Building Stronger Ties | NDTV World Summit
They have investigated whether elevated levels of another type of environmental toxin, so-called perfluorinated compounds, are related to diabetes.Perfluorinated compounds are used in a wide variety of industrial and consumer products, including fire fighting foam, non-stick cookware, and grease and water-repellent materials such as food contact material, ski wax and GoreTex, for example.In a group of more than a thousand 70-year-old men and women, levels of seven different perfluorinated compounds were measured in the blood and related to whether the individuals had diabetes (114 persons) or not.These seven perfluorinated compounds were detectable in virtually all individuals in the study. "We saw that high levels, especially of one of the perfluorinated compounds, perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), were linked to diabetes," said Monica Lind, associate professor at the Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine at Uppsala University. "Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) was also associated with diabetes in this group. We also saw that PFOA was linked to disrupted secretion of insulin from the pancreas," said Lind.The study raises the question of whether high levels of certain perfluorinated compounds, which were found in all individuals in this study, are linked to the development of diabetes.