Could Gardening Trigger Diabetes?
A recent study reported in the journal Diabetes Care found people with relatively high levels of certain pesticides in their blood may have an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, particularly if they are overweight. Research has suggested that some of these pollutants impair the body’s ability to regulate blood sugar, which may explain the link to type 2 diabetes. According to Riikka Airaksinen of Finland’s National Institute for Health and Welfare, who led the study, these pollutants along with body fat “may have a synergistic effect on the risk of type 2 diabetes.” “Organic