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People living in urban areas with high levels of nitrogen dioxide, a pollutant found in traffic exhaust, are 4 percent more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes than people living in neighborhoods with cleaner air.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who live in areas with high levels of traffic-related air pollution may face a slightly increased risk of developing diabetes, Danish researchers conclude in a new study.
They found that people living in urban areas with high levels of nitrogen dioxide, a pollutant found in traffic exhaust, were four percent more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes than people living in neighborhoods with cleaner air.
Healthier people seemed to be in greater peril from the influence...
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