DDT linked to higher risk of diabetes among Asian Indian immigrants to US

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-11/uoc--dlt111519.php

News Release 20-Nov-2019
University of California - Davis

revious exposure to the pollutant DDT may contribute to the risk of diabetes among Asian Indian immigrants to the United States, according to a study from the University of California, Davis.

The study, published today in the American Chemical Society's journal Environmental Science & Technology, linked high levels of DDT, or dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, in Indian immigrants with risk factors for metabolic disease.

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