Evaluation of the Association between Arsenic and Diabetes: A National Toxicology Program Workshop Review
Author(s) -
Elizabeth A. Maull,
Habibul Ahsan,
Joshua R. Edwards,
Matthew P. Longnecker,
AvasAcién,
Jingbo Pi,
Ellen K. Silbergeld,
Miroslav Stýblo,
ChinHsiao Tseng,
Kristina A. Thayer,
Dana Loomis
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.1104579
Subject(s) - diabetes mellitus , environmental health , arsenic , medicine , obesity , grey literature , medline , gerontology , biology , pathology , chemistry , endocrinology , biochemistry , organic chemistry
Diabetes affects an estimated 346 million persons globally, and total deaths from diabetes are projected to increase > 50% in the next decade. Understanding the role of environmental chemicals in the development or progression of diabetes is an emerging issue in environmental health. In 2011, the National Toxicology Program (NTP) organized a workshop to assess the literature for evidence of associations between certain chemicals, including inorganic arsenic, and diabetes and/or obesity to help develop a focused research agenda. This review is derived from discussions at that workshop.
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