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Sat, Sep-19-15, 04:05
http://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/health/passive-smoking-increases-type-2-6472646
Lifestyle Health Smoking
Passive smoking increases type 2 diabetes risk, says worrying new research
Scientists, who say living with a smoker means you’re 22% more like to develop the condition, blame tobacco for 28 million cases worldwide
Second-hand cigarette smoke: You could make your loved ones ill if you light up
Living with a smoker may cause type 2 diabetes, even if you don’t light up yourself, according to new research.
The disease has been linked to breathing tobacco fumes and passive smoking after data was pooled from 88 previous studies involving almost six million people.
While the evidence pointing to smoking as a risk factor for cancer, along with respiratory and heart disease, is overwhelming, the case for type 2 diabetes has been slower to build.
But the new study says 28 million cases of diabetes worldwide could be down to smoking.
The risk decreases over time for smokers who quit.
Professor Frank Hu, of Huazhong University, Wuhan, China, said: “Cigarette smoking should be considered as a key modifiable risk factor for diabetes.
“Public health efforts to reduce smoking will have a substantial impact on the global burden of type 2 diabetes.”
PAA nurse giving a patient a diabetes testEpidemic: The research sheds new light on the increase in diabetes
The study published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology found smoking increased the risk of diabetes by 37%, compared with those who have never lit up.
For those who quit, it’s still 14% and for passive smokers a worrying 22%.
Among current smokers the increased risk of developing the condition was 21% for light, 34% for modern and 57% for heavy smokers.
Prof An Pan added: “Despite the global efforts to combat the tobacco epidemic, cigarette use remains the leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide.
“This study underscores the importance of implementing and enforcing the provisions of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.
“The smoke free policies can provide protections for non-smokers and may lead to increased successful cessation in smokers.”
Jo xxx
Lifestyle Health Smoking
Passive smoking increases type 2 diabetes risk, says worrying new research
Scientists, who say living with a smoker means you’re 22% more like to develop the condition, blame tobacco for 28 million cases worldwide
Second-hand cigarette smoke: You could make your loved ones ill if you light up
Living with a smoker may cause type 2 diabetes, even if you don’t light up yourself, according to new research.
The disease has been linked to breathing tobacco fumes and passive smoking after data was pooled from 88 previous studies involving almost six million people.
While the evidence pointing to smoking as a risk factor for cancer, along with respiratory and heart disease, is overwhelming, the case for type 2 diabetes has been slower to build.
But the new study says 28 million cases of diabetes worldwide could be down to smoking.
The risk decreases over time for smokers who quit.
Professor Frank Hu, of Huazhong University, Wuhan, China, said: “Cigarette smoking should be considered as a key modifiable risk factor for diabetes.
“Public health efforts to reduce smoking will have a substantial impact on the global burden of type 2 diabetes.”
PAA nurse giving a patient a diabetes testEpidemic: The research sheds new light on the increase in diabetes
The study published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology found smoking increased the risk of diabetes by 37%, compared with those who have never lit up.
For those who quit, it’s still 14% and for passive smokers a worrying 22%.
Among current smokers the increased risk of developing the condition was 21% for light, 34% for modern and 57% for heavy smokers.
Prof An Pan added: “Despite the global efforts to combat the tobacco epidemic, cigarette use remains the leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide.
“This study underscores the importance of implementing and enforcing the provisions of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.
“The smoke free policies can provide protections for non-smokers and may lead to increased successful cessation in smokers.”
Jo xxx