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Study links PM2.5 pollution to increased risk of diabetes; even low levels pose risk

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The measure of how many years of healthy life are lost is often referred to as “disability-adjusted life years.”). For example, poverty-stricken countries facing a higher diabetes-pollution risk include Afghanistan, Papua New Guinea and Guyana, while richer countries such as France, Finland and Iceland experience a lower risk.

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