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.

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