Tuesday Nov 24, 2015 (foodconsumer.org) -- A new study published in 2015 in JCEM suggests that use of antibiotics may increase risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus. The study shows that exposure to antibiotics of any type was associated with 53% increased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus. In fact, certain antibiotics have already been used for a long time to induce diabetes mellitus in rodents.Kristian Hallundbæk Mikkelsen, Filip Krag Knop, Morten Frost, Jesper Hallas, and Anton Pottegård, Use of Antibiotics and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: A Population-Based Case-Control Study, JCEM, Published Online: August 27, 2015
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Antibiotics boost diabetes mellitus risk
A population-based case-control study in JCEM reported that exposure to antibiotics of any type was associated with a 53% higher risk of type 2 diabetes. The piece notes certain antibiotics have long been used to induce diabetes in rodents.
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