
Ep 102 Arsenic: Paris Green with Envy
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Is Arsenic Associated With Diabetes?
Arsenic decreases expression of a transcription factor that results in us having increased resistance insolent rite, basically causing type two diabetes. It slows down the metabolism of glucose because of its effects on a t p rate. Arsenic does cross the placenta the same way that it crosses the blood brain barrier and can have a lot of detrimental effects on the fetus. There is some suggestion that exposure to arsenic in utero might be associated with increased cancer risk later in life but that's a little unclear.
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