A recent landmark article has cited a connection between non-insulin dependent diabetes and low-level arsenic in our drinking water.

 

• Approximately 13 million in the USA are drinking water that contains Arsenic levels higher than EPA allowable standards
• This study controlled for organic arsenic (found in seafood) and was looking for the effect of inorganic arsenic which is the more toxic compound - don't have to stop eating sushi
• This study essentially found a dose response curve with people with lower arsenic levels having lower incidence of non-insulin dependent diabetes, those with higher levels, higher risk.

 

References

 Navas-Acien A, Silbergeld EK, Pastor-Barriuso R, Guallar E.