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Exposure to pesticides increases your risk of developing Type II diabetes.
Swedish scientists know there is a link between pesticide exposures and developing diabetes later in life. If you are exposed to DDT (common pesticide in WWII and into the 70's) you are 61% more likely to develop Type II diabetes.
This new information came from a meta-analysis that included more than 80,000 people who had pesticide exposures earlier and then developed Type II diabetes later in life.
Pesticides accumulate in our fat tissue over time. Even though some pesticides are now banned in some European countries, the initial exposure to pesticides damages the liver, pancreas and muscles.This triggers insulin resistance.
Check with Environmental Working Group to see if your foreign grown food is laced with banned chemicals.
Another study showed an increased association between pesticide exposure in pregnancy and increased incidence of diabetes during pregnancy. Diabetes in pregnancy is called gestational diabetes. If you are in early pregnancy and exposed to persistent organic pollutants or POPs you have a 4.4 times increased risk of developing diabetes.
POPs include: PCB's and organochlorine pesticides.
There are several ways you can begin to protect yourself and your family from pesticides.
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