Smoking linked with higher risk of type 2 diabetes
Friday, September 18, 2015 - 09:00
in Health & Medicine
Current smokers and people regularly exposed to second-hand smoke have a significantly increased risk for type 2 diabetes compared with people who have never smoked, according to a new study. The authors estimated 11.7 percent of cases of type 2 diabetes in men and 2.4 percent in women may be attributable to active smoking.