Is chromium from stainless steel utensils responsible for epidemic of type 2 diabetes?

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 84-86

  Gambhir, Prakash S ^a   Phadke, Mrudula A ^b  

^a MAHARASHTRA UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

^b Birthright Genetic Clinic   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; CORTICOSTERONE; GLUCOSE; STAINLESS STEEL;

ARTICLE; ASIAN; DRUG REEXPOSURE; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; EPIDEMIC; EPIGENETICS; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINEMIA; INDIAN; INSULIN METABOLISM; INSULIN RESISTANCE; KITCHEN; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; URBANIZATION;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; CHROMIUM; CORTICOSTERONE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HUMANS; INDIA; INSULIN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIFE STYLE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PREVALENCE; STAINLESS STEEL;

RODENTIA;

EID: 79958023989     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: 15322777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2011.03.032     Document Type: Article

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