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Exposure to pesticide raises diabetes risk 6-9-08
A new US government study shows that licensed pesticide applicators that used
chlorinated pesticides for more than 100 days in their lifetime were at greater
risk of diabetes.
The increase in the risk could range from 20 to 200 percent, said the
researchers with the NIH's National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
and the National Cancer Institute.
Known risk factors for diabetes include obesity, lack of physical exercise and
having a family history of diabetes. The current study points to another
potential risk: exposure to pesticide.
The finding may apply beyond the licensed pesticide applicators because the
general population is also exposed to some pesticides in the study although
others are no long available from the market. In addition, chlorinated
pesticides persist and a risk to human health could last for a long time.
The study found the pesticide applicators whose exposure was in the highest
category had a 17 percent increased risk of diabetes compared to those in the
lowest exposure category.
New cases of diabetes were found in 3.4 percent of those in the lowest exposure
group and in 4.6 percent of those in the highest exposure group.
Reference: Montgomery MP, Kamel F, Saldana TM, Alavanja MCR,
Sandler DP. Incident diabetes and pesticide exposure among licensed pesticide
applicators: Agricultural Health Study 1993 – 2003, Amer J Epidemiol,
2008;167:1235-46.
Known risk factors for diabetes include obesity, lack of physical exercise
and having a family history of diabetes. The current study points to another
potential risk: exposure to pesticide.
The finding may apply beyond the licensed pesticide applicators because the
general population is also exposed to some pesticides in the study although
others are no long available from the market. In addition, chlorinated
pesticides persist and a risk to human health could last for a long time.
The study found the pesticide applicators whose exposure was in the highest
category had a 17 percent increased risk of diabetes compared to those in the
lowest exposure category.
New cases of diabetes were found in 3.4 percent of those in the lowest exposure
group and in 4.6 percent of those in the highest exposure group.
Reference: Montgomery MP, Kamel F, Saldana TM, Alavanja MCR,
Sandler DP. Incident diabetes and pesticide exposure among licensed pesticide
applicators: Agricultural Health Study 1993 – 2003, Amer J Epidemiol,
2008;167:1235-46.
Known risk factors for diabetes include obesity, lack of physical exercise
and having a family history of diabetes. The current study points to another
potential risk: exposure to pesticide.
The finding may apply beyond the licensed pesticide applicators because the
general population is also exposed to some pesticides in the study although
others are no long available from the market. In addition, chlorinated
pesticides persist and a risk to human health could last for a long time.
The study found the pesticide applicators whose exposure was in the highest
category had a 17 percent increased risk of diabetes compared to those in the
lowest exposure category.
New cases of diabetes were found in 3.4 percent of those in the lowest exposure
group and in 4.6 percent of those in the highest exposure group.
Reference: Montgomery MP, Kamel F, Saldana TM, Alavanja MCR,
Sandler DP. Incident diabetes and pesticide exposure among licensed pesticide
applicators: Agricultural Health Study 1993 – 2003, Amer J Epidemiol,
2008;167:1235-46.
Known risk factors for diabetes include obesity, lack of physical exercise and
having a family history of diabetes. The current study points to another
potential risk: exposure to pesticide.
The finding may apply beyond the licensed pesticide applicators because the
general population is also exposed to some pesticides in the study although
others are no long available from the market. In addition, chlorinated
pesticides persist and a risk to human health could last for a long time.
The study found the pesticide applicators whose exposure was in the highest
category had a 17 percent increased risk of diabetes compared to those in the
lowest exposure category.
New cases of diabetes were found in 3.4 percent of those in the lowest exposure
group and in 4.6 percent of those in the highest exposure group.
Reference: Montgomery MP, Kamel F, Saldana TM, Alavanja MCR,
Sandler DP. Incident diabetes and pesticide exposure among licensed pesticide
applicators: Agricultural Health Study 1993 – 2003, Amer J Epidemiol,
2008;167:1235-46.
Comment:
Chlorine is a problem whether it comes from a pesticide or not. The biggest exposure to chlorine comes form drinking water. The second biggest (and almost a tie) comes from showering in chlorinated water. Third is from swimming in chlorinated pool water. Fourth is from cleaning products. Fifth is from chemicals. These are very easy problems to solve!
1. If your household water is chlorinated get a whole house inline chlorine filter (about $30) Don't trust it to remove 100%. Get a water ionizer for your drinking water!
2. If you cannot get a household inline chlorine filter, get a shower filter that contains KDF medium and is NSF certified!
3. You can use many different non chlorine disinfectants for pools. IE: Pristine, Baquicil, Ozone, ion, etc...
4. Use only non chemical cleaning products!
5. Get as
chemical free as possible!