Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and incident diabetes in midlife women: the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN).

Sung Kyun Park Xin Wang Ning DingCarrie A Karvonen-GutierrezAntonia M CalafatWilliam H HermanBhramar MukherjeeSiobán D Harlow

Published in: Diabetologia (2022)

This study suggests that PFAS may increase diabetes risk in midlife women. Reduced exposure to these 'forever and everywhere chemicals' may be an important preventative approach to lowering population-wide diabetes risk.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular disease
type diabetes
polycystic ovary syndrome
glycemic control
healthcare
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
pregnant women
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