Arsenic in your drinking water and diabetes

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Are Traces of Arsenic in Tap Water Linked to Diabetes?

A new study has shown that people with small amounts of arsenic in their urine

are more likely to suffer from diabetes, and raises the possibility that

drinking tap or bottle water contaminated with trace amounts of arsenic may be a

risk factor for the disease. The [diabetes] risk was apparent at levels

generally considered harmless and grew with increasing exposure [bloomberg].

" It seems there is may be no safe level of arsenic, " [lead researcher Ana]

Navas-Acien said in a telephone interview. " Worldwide it's a huge problem "

[Reuters]. Previous epidemiological studies in Bangladesh, Mexico, and Taiwan

have shown that drinking water with high levels of arsenic in linked to high

rates of diabetes. While safety standards for drinking water are much stricter

in the United States, researchers say that 13 million Americans may be drinking

water with arsenic levels that exceed federal guidelines. People in rural areas

who drink well water may be particularly at risk, researchers say.

Arsenic is a toxic element commonly found in rocks and soil, and which can get

into drinking water naturally when minerals dissolve. It is also an industrial

pollutant from coal burning and copper smelting. Utilities use filtration

systems to get it out of drinking water. Seafood also contains nontoxic organic

arsenic [AP].

ANOTHER ARTICLE ON DIABETES AND ARSENIC

Exposure to low and moderate levels of inorganic arsenic of the type found in

drinking water has been linked to diabetes.

Scientists have long connected arsenic exposure to cancer, but new research

indicates that the chemical may also play a role in the development of type 2

diabetes.

 

Researchers at Johns Hopkins reported recently in the Journal of the American

Medical Association that exposure to low or moderate levels of inorganic

arsenic, usually found in drinking water, is correlated with the development of

type 2 diabetes. According to USA Today, " participants with type 2 diabetes had

a 26% higher level of inorganic arsenic than those who didn't have the disease. "

 

Exposure to arsenic might cause diabetes for several reasons. According to Web

MD: " Insulin-sensitive cells that are exposed to insulin and sodium arsenic

appear to take in less glucose than cells exposed only to insulin. Arsenic could

influence genetic factors that interfere with insulin sensitivity and other

processes. Arsenic also may contribute to oxygen-related cell damage,

inflammation, and cell death, all of which are linked to diabetes. "

 

Type 2 diabetes usually occurs later in life when the pancreas cannot properly

regulate its insulin secretion, thereby causing fluctuations in blood sugar. It

is often associated with poor diet, lack of exercise and obesity, though new

evidence of external causes suggests that the disease is not entirely the result

of lifestyle.

 

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