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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology
Growing burden of diabetes in Sub- Saharan Africa: Contribution of pesticides?
Current Diabetes Reviews, Volume 9, No. 6, Year 2013
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The diabetes burden is growing in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The low overall access to health care has been documented to contribute to the high diabetes-related mortality. Due to economic, demographic, epidemiological and nutrition transitions in SSA, the growing prevalence of diabetes appears to be related to obesogenic lifestyles and the intergenerational impact of malnutrition in women of childbearing age. Both overnutrition and undernutrition have been associated with the development of diabetes and other chronic diseases. Africans are also suspected of being genetically predisposed to diabetes. According to existing data in developed countries, exposure to pesticides, particularly organochlorines and metabolites, is associated with a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes and its comorbidities. In African countries, pesticide exposure levels often appear much higher than in developed countries. Furthermore, undernutrition, which is still highly prevalent in SSA, could increase susceptibility to the adverse effects of organic pollutants. Therefore, the growing and inadequate use of pesticides may well represent an additional risk factor for diabetes in SSA. Additionally, high exposure to pesticides in African infants in utero and during the perinatal period may increase the intergenerational risk of developing diabetes in SSA. © 2013 Bentham Science Publishers.
Authors & Co-Authors
Azandjèmè, Colette Sylvie
Canada, Montreal
Université de Montréal, Faculté de Médecine
Benin, Cotonou
University of Abomey-calavi
Bouchard, Michele
Canada, Montreal
University of Montreal
Fayomi, Benjamin Eboum
Benin, Cotonou
University of Abomey-calavi
Djrolo, François
Benin, Cotonou
University of Abomey-calavi
Houinato, Dismand Stephan
Benin, Cotonou
University of Abomey-calavi
Delisle, Hélène F.
Canada, Montreal
Université de Montréal, Faculté de Médecine
Statistics
Citations: 35
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.2174/15733998113099990078
ISSN:
15733998
e-ISSN:
18756417
Research Areas
Environmental
Food Security
Health System And Policy
Noncommunicable Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Participants Gender
Female