Swedes warned snus tobacco raises diabetes risk

08 Feb 2017


A study in the Journal of Internal Medicine reports that snus, a Swedish alternative to smoking, increases the risk of type 2 diabetes, by affecting insulin sensitivity similarly to cigarettes.

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