Great Lakes fish and increased type 2 diabetes

[Ellen]

Listen to the audio here: http://www.mlive.com/environment/ind...iabetes_l.html

Emissions Down & Fish, Diabetes Linked
by Lester Graham | Environment Report
Tuesday August 18, 2009, 9:03 AM


The economy is down... and so are greenhouse gas emissions. Tamara Keith looks at one silver lining of the recession. And... fish in the Great Lakes have DDT in them. Although the pesticide was banned years ago, its legacy lives on. Gabriel Spitzer looks at how fishermen who eat Great Lakes fish once a week have a higher risk of Type II diabetes.



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[lynn]

Every time I have been pregnant the ob has recommended I avoid eating Michigan fish.