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Air pollution and fasting blood glucose: A longitudinal study in China.

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In this paper, the effects of air pollution on FBG were examined for 27,685 participants who were followed during 2006 and 2008 and found that increased exposure to NO2, SO2, and PM10 was significantly associated with increased FBG levels in single pollutant models.
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This article is published in Science of The Total Environment.The article was published on 2016-01-15 and is currently open access. It has received 37 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Environmental exposure.

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Air pollution and kidney disease: review of current evidence

TL;DR: This holistic review has summarized the epidemiology, disease states and mechanisms of air pollution and kidney damage and concluded that there is now scientific evidence that air pollution harms the kidney.
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Air Pollution, Oxidative Stress, and Diabetes: a Life Course Epidemiologic Perspective

TL;DR: Insight is provided into how air pollutants affect diabetes and other metabolic dysfunction-related diseases across the different life stages through a life-course survey of the recent literature, including prenatal, gestational, childhood/adolescence, and adult exposures to air pollution.
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Ambient and Traffic-Related Air Pollution Exposures as Novel Risk Factors for Metabolic Dysfunction and Type 2 Diabetes

TL;DR: Current epidemiological evidence suggests that increased air pollution exposure contributes to alterations in insulin signaling, glucose metabolism, and beta (β)-cell function and may be more pronounced among individuals with existing risk factors, including obesity and prediabetes.
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Global estimates of the prevalence of diabetes for 2010 and 2030.

TL;DR: These predictions, based on a larger number of studies than previous estimates, indicate a growing burden of diabetes, particularly in developing countries.
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The continuing epidemics of obesity and diabetes in the United States.

TL;DR: The prevalence of obesity and diabetes continues to increase among US adults, and interventions are needed to improve physical activity and diet in communities nationwide.
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Prevalence of Diabetes among Men and Women in China

TL;DR: The prevalence of diabetes among Chinese adults and prediabetes, which included both previously diagnosed diabetes and previously undiagnosed diabetes, was estimated to be 9.7% and 15.5% respectively, respectively, from a national study conducted from June 2007 through May 2008.
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Adipose tissue, adipokines, and inflammation.

TL;DR: White adipose tissue is no longer considered an inert tissue mainly devoted to energy storage but is emerging as an active participant in regulating physiologic and pathologic processes, including immunity and inflammation.
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