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Environmental Pollution and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

  • 1st Edition - May 10, 2024
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Sultan Ayoub Meo
  • Language: English

Environmental Pollution and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus elucidates on the global impact of environmental pollution and how it increases diabetes mellitus. Swift urbanization and th… Read more

Description

Environmental Pollution and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus elucidates on the global impact of environmental pollution and how it increases diabetes mellitus. Swift urbanization and the industrial revolution have increased environmental pollution to a hazardous level. Environmental pollution is a leading risk factor for several well-known diseases. This book opens venues for students, physicians, researchers, the science community, and policymakers to enhance their knowledge about environmental pollution, weather conditions, climate change, and their impact on insulin resistance and mechanisms allied to Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Moreover, this book will provide knowledge about the green space environment and its impact on T2DM.

Key features

  • Offers unique scientific information, facts, and figures about environmental pollution and T2DM
  • Highlights the air pollution condition of different countries on various continents and mechanisms allied to developing T2DM
  • Provides information about countries highly polluted and countries less polluted, along with the epidemiological trends of T2DM

Readership

Researchers, and Scientists, Physicians Climate sciences students and faculty, Health sciences faculty and students, Basic and Translational Researchers, Medical sciences researchers, Diabetes and endocrinology students, physicians and faculty, Policymakers

Table of contents

1. Environmental Epidemiology: Past, Present and Future

2. Environmental Pollution and Global Health

3. Journey of air pollutants from the environment to the human body

4. Pollution and Pancreas

5. Air Pollution and Insulin Resistance

6. Air pollution and glucose metabolism

7. Environmental Pollution and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

8. Climate Conditions: Temperature, Humidity and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

9. Work Exposure to air pollution and Diabetes Mellitus

10. Pathophysiology of Air Pollution and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

11. Air pollution allied with obesity and Type 2 diabetes mellitus

12. Air pollution and gestational diabetes mellitus

13. Bibliography / References

Review quotes

"...converts a series of well-adapted lecture notes addressing endocrine issues....[T]he chapter presents sections devoted to historical background, various biological and cellular issues, and a broader biochemical and pollutant discussion. The book favors the use of tables, ones summarizing diverse studies....Each of the ten chapters follows a similar outline, bonused by a generous glossary and a detailed index. Most users will find nearly everything they need, perhaps just checking a reference or two for updates and complementary information. [It] will likely enjoy a broad readership and will be frequently referenced in both scientific and policy discussions....This book's organization is noteworthy, taken together with its generous figures, graphs and tables, this title makes a handy reference."©Doody's Book Review Service, 2025, John Pierce, MBBS (MD) PhD (Navy Environmental Health Center) Doody's Score: 94, 4 Stars!

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: May 15, 2024
  • Language: English

About the author

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Sultan Ayoub Meo

Prof. Sultan Ayoub Meo is a distinguished medical graduate with advanced postgraduate and doctoral degrees in physiology. He holds fellowships from several prestigious Royal Colleges of the United Kingdom and Ireland and earned a master’s in medical education from the University of Dundee, Scotland.

Prof. Meo has been recognized for excellence in medicine and has served as a doctoral supervisor and examiner at multiple universities in Saudi Arabia and Malaysia. He's the author of several books and over one hundred sixty scientific papers published in high-impact peer-reviewed journals, covering a broad range of biomedical and clinical research topics.

Additionally, he's served as an associate editor for numerous international journals and has been invited to deliver keynote lectures and presentations at national and international conferences across Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and the United States. Prof. Meo is widely regarded for his contributions to clinical research, medical education, and healthcare innovation.

Affiliations and expertise
Professor and Consultant in Clinical Physiology, Department of Physiology (29), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia

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