[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "Study Finds PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Linked to Type 2 Diabetes"

[Lenny Siegel <Lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Study Finds PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Linked to Type 2 Diabetes

By Patricia Kime
Military.com
July 23, 2025

New research has linked exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, and Type 2 diabetes -- a finding that could have implications for military personnel and families who work around or live on installations contaminated by the chemicals.

A small study of patients at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City found that individuals with higher levels of PFAS in their bloodstreams were more at risk for developing Type 2 diabetes. According to the research, published Monday in the eBioMedicine journal, increases in a range of PFAS exposure was associated with a 31% increased risk of developing the disease.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/07/23/study-finds-pfas-forever-chemicals-linked-type-2-diabetes.html

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Lenny Siegel
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Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
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Author: DISTURBING THE WAR: The Inside Story of the Movement to Get Stanford University out of Southeast Asia - 1965–1975 (See http://a3mreunion.org)




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