Did you know that air pollution is the cause of diabetes in one out of seven patients with diabetes? That is what a new study published in the Lancet Planetary Health has shown. World Health Organisation (WHO) suggests that even if you are otherwise healthy without any risk factors leading to diabetes like genetic and lifestyle factors including obesity lack of exercise and more you may get diabetes due to exposure to air pollution which you cannot avoid. Also WHO has indicated an estimated figure of 3.2 million new diabetes cases which is 14% of the total burden affecting the
