When I have to go outside, I wear a mask. Air purifiers are there, but for this kind of pollution levels, they are not that effective. Also, the room that you are in, has to be well insulated. And most of the time, in India, the rooms are not insulated.
This study, part of an ongoing investigation into chronic diseases in India since 2010, is the first to specifically explore the connection between exposure to ambient PM2.5 and type 2 diabetes in a country grappling with severe air pollution issues.
Pollution acts as an endocrine disruptor. When it acts as an endocrine disruptor it has an effect on the endocrine system of the human body and the effect on the pancreas is an important one. The way you get type two diabetes is due to two defects. One is the pancreas doesn t produce enough insulin. The other physiological defect is insulin resistance.
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