I think if we are aware of the implications of different factors on our health, we can take positive action. Pressure can be put on governing bodies to play their part too.
In one of the links that @fire kindly posted, it stated:
'...They found that when people were exposed to pollution at a level of between 5 to 10 micrograms per cubic meter of air, about 21 percent developed diabetes.
When that exposure increases to 11.9 to 13.6 micrograms per cubic metere of air, about 24 percent of the group developed diabetes. In Britain the average level of air pollution is 12 micrograms per cubic metre of air, but often rises to 50 or 60 in inner cities like London.
Dr Emily Burns, Head of Research Communications at Diabetes UK, said: “Given the number of people living in heavily polluted areas, this suggests that even a small reduction in air pollution may have an impact on numbers of people developing Type 2 diabetes." ...'
Avoiding pollution, excessive salt, sugar etc is helpful for human health generally, and salt can lead to heart problems and hypertension which is probably why the link was made to diabetes type 2 in the item you read, @Lizzie27.
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@clematisdorset, we have tawny owls living around here, so lots of hooting and too Witt too whooing! The babies are quite noisy too. When they perch in our garden, we can hear them calling for food, a persistent ‘peeping’ sound. We were once lucky enough to see a parent flying to them with food, we were also lucky enough to have one baby land on our bedroom windowsill, came to have a look at what was on the television! The badgers have been around for ever. They visited the previous owners for years, and we took over when we moved in nearly twenty years ago. We rarely see them in person, but we have a cctv camera and can look at the recordings in the morning to see who has been to visit. They are very quiet ( and I credit the peanut butter sandwiches for the fact that we never have any of our ‘lawns’ dug up by them!)
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I think if we are aware of the implications of different factors on our health, we can take positive action. Pressure can be put on governing bodies to play their part too.
In one of the links that @fire kindly posted, it stated:
'...They found that when people were exposed to pollution at a level of between 5 to 10 micrograms per cubic meter of air, about 21 percent developed diabetes.
When that exposure increases to 11.9 to 13.6 micrograms per cubic metere of air, about 24 percent of the group developed diabetes. In Britain the average level of air pollution is 12 micrograms per cubic metre of air, but often rises to 50 or 60 in inner cities like London.
Dr Emily Burns, Head of Research Communications at Diabetes UK, said: “Given the number of people living in heavily polluted areas, this suggests that even a small reduction in air pollution may have an impact on numbers of people developing Type 2 diabetes." ...'
Avoiding pollution, excessive salt, sugar etc is helpful for human health generally, and salt can lead to heart problems and hypertension which is probably why the link was made to diabetes type 2 in the item you read, @Lizzie27.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/02/carl-safina-orphaned-owl-taught-me-about-our-broken-bond-with-nature-aoe