BIRMINGHAM, Ala., April 7 - Breathing other people's tobacco smoke significantly increases the risk of developing glucose intolerance, researchers here reported.
In fact, passive smokers are even more likely than ex-smokers to become glucose intolerant, reported Thomas K. Houston, M.D., of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, in a study published online today by the BMJ, formerly the British Medical Journal.
Previous research has suggested that smokers are at an increased risk for glucose intolerance and diabetes, but the current study is the first to link passive smoking with glucose intolerance, Dr. Houston and colleagues said.
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