Cleanliness linked to rise in diabetes, say scientists - Daily Mail 24th September 2008

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Being too clean could increase the risk of diabetes, scientists said yesterday. They say a lack of exposure to bacteria and viruses during childhood may explain why the number of under-fives with type one diabetes has soared in recent years. The number of cases is now five times the level it was in the mid-1980s.

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