High exposure to bisphenol A leads to a 68% increased risk of developing diabetes

This study was published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 2011 Dec;96(12):3822-6

Study title and authors:
Relationship between urinary bisphenol A levels and diabetes mellitus.

Shankar A, Teppala S.
Department of Community Medicine, West Virginia University School of Medicine, P.O. Box 9190, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506-9190, USA. ashankar@hsc.wvu.edu

This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21956417

Bisphenol A is a chemical that is used to make plastics such as dental fillings, baby bottles, water bottles, CDs and DVDs. Epoxy resins containing bisphenol A are used as coatings on the inside of almost all food and beverage cans.

This study examined the association between levels of bisphenol A exposure and diabetes in approximately 15,000 adults.

The results of the study showed that those with the highest levels of bisphenol A had a 68% increased risk of developing diabetes compared with those with the lowest levels of bisphenol A.

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