**Environmental Factors in Causation of Diabetes Mellitus**

### P.G. Raman

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http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/62543

#### **Abstract**

Environmental factors play a role in etiopathogenesis of diabetes. Environmental factors include polluted water, soil, unhealthy diet, stress, lack of physical activity, vitamin D deficiency, exposure to enteroviruses, and damage to immune cells.

**Keywords:** diabetes, virus, diet, stress, pollutants, prenatal factors, cow's milk, vita‐ min D deficiency
