Frequent use of cosmetics threatens the development of diabetes
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Between phthalates, which are in cosmetic preparations and plastics, and the risk of developing diabetes in elderly people is a clear relationship, according to scientists from the Uppsala Institute (Sweden).
According to the researchers, these results (although they urge confirmation of the data by deeper experiments) reinforce the hypothesis that certain chemical compounds from the environment can be the culprits in the development of diabetes in man.
Scientists have studied information about the PIVUS study, which covered 1,000 70-year-old inhabitants of Uppsala. On a medical examination, subjects tested men's and women's blood sugar levels and fasted insulin levels. Also, participants in the study donated blood samples for analysis on the presence of various environmental toxic substances, including substances that are formed when the body transforms phthalates. Most of us are in contact with phthalates every day, since they are used as softeners for plastic and are added to cosmetic products and hygiene products.
Analyzes showed that among those who were overweight and high in triglycerides and blood lipids, it was more susceptible to diabetes. Well, the relationship between the concentration of phthalates in the blood and the incidence of diabetes mellitus was stable even after the reasons like obesity, the values of lipids and triglycerides in the blood, smoking and physical overload were taken into account .
Subjects with an increased level of phthalates in the blood almost twice as much as the rest risked becoming victims of diabetes compared to those who had the least sign. Not to mention that, certain types of phthalates were associated with a violation of the synthesis of insulin by the pancreas
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