High prevalence of diabetes among people exposed to organophosphates in India

Re:High prevalence of diabetes among people exposed to organ... by sebleon on Sunday April 09, 2017 @09:39AM (#14072208)

Unfortunately, we are routinely exposed to thousands of synthetic chemicals daily, making it impossible to attribute future ailments to particular compounds. It's very sad that there's zero requirement to understand the long term (60 years+) effects of these new chemicals to the human body.

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Re:High prevalence of diabetes among people exposed to organ... by refurb on Sunday April 09, 2017 @12:08PM (#14072918)

We're exposed to thousands of naturally occuring toxins on a daily basis, most we don't even know about.

Alfatoxin, a potent carcinogen, comes from a fungus that grows on peanuts.

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Re:High prevalence of diabetes among people exposed to organ... by pvaldes on Sunday April 09, 2017 @06:03PM (#14074580)

Is not exclusive of peanuts. Aflatoxins of several types can appear in lots of incorrectly stored foods from milk to eggs, corn, nuts, cereals and many vegetables. A big cause of concern and probably having a role on liver cancer in dogs and cats.

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