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India News: Particulate matter pollution could be triggering insulin resistance. Traffic jams are driving it to new levels. And pedestrians, the cleanest commute

'If you keep on irritating the body by allowing all kinds of pollutants to get into it, the body cells are going to get irritated and cancer will come.'

'Pollution acts as an endocrine disruptor.' 'When it acts as an endocrine disruptor it has an effect on the endocrine system of the human body and the effect on the pancreas is an important one.' 'The way you get type two diabetes is due to two defects.' 'One is the pancreas doesn't produce enough insulin.' 'The other physiological defect is insulin resistance.'

The rising prevalence of childhood obesity is slowly, but surely becoming a cause of serious public concern, with doctors the world over deeming it as a growing epidemic.

India is a ticking time bomb when it comes to non-communicable diseases, with over 100 million people with diabetes. India urgently needs a comprehensive, well-funded plan to deal with diabetes and NCDs.