In past decades, scientists have linked PFAS exposure to a growing list of problems, including decreased fertility among women and increased risk for some cancers. Regrettably, this list now includes a chronic health condition common among millions of Americans: diabetes.
According to a new study published in the journal Diabetologia, exposure to PFAS might raise the risk of diabetes in middle-aged women. This is terrible because PFAS are virtually everywhere – in hundreds, if not thousands, of consumer products and “likely in all major water supplies ...