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Air pollution and incidence of hypertension and diabetes mellitus in black women living in Los Angeles.

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Exposure to air pollutants, especially traffic-related pollutants, may increase the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus and possibly of hypertension.
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Background—Evidence suggests that longer-term exposure to air pollutants over years confers higher risks of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality than shorter-term exposure. One explanation is tha...

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Global Prevalence of Diabetes: Estimates for the year 2000 and projections for 2030

TL;DR: Findings indicate that the "diabetes epidemic" will continue even if levels of obesity remain constant, and given the increasing prevalence of obesity, it is likely that these figures provide an underestimate of future diabetes prevalence.
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Health effects of fine particulate air pollution: lines that connect

TL;DR: A comprehensive evaluation of the research findings provides persuasive evidence that exposure to fine particulate air pollution has adverse effects on cardiopulmonary health.

The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure

TL;DR: Aram V. Chobanian, MDGeorge L. Bakris, MDHenry R. Black, MDWilliam C. Cushman, MDLee A. Green, MD, MPHJoseph L. Izzo, Jr, MDDaniel W. Jones, MDBarry J. Materson, MBASuzanne Oparil, MDJackson T. Wright, Jr., MD, PhDEdward J. Roccella, PhD, MPHand the National High BloodPressure Education ProgramCoordinating Committee
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Prevalence of diabetes, impaired fasting glucose, and impaired glucose tolerance in U.S. adults. The Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-1994.

TL;DR: The high rates of abnormal fasting and postchallenge glucose found in NHANES III, together with the increasing frequency of obesity and sedentary lifestyles in the population, make it likely that diabetes will continue to be a major health problem in the U.S.
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