Arsenic and metabolic syndrome

Past As exposure was found associated with increased occurrence of cardiovascular diseases (Chen et al., 1995; Chiou et al., 1997), including type 2 diabetes (Tseng et al., 2000; Wang et al., 2003). However, the mechanisms remain unclear. Metabolic syndrome has been shown as a strong predictor for diabetes occurrence (Wannamethee et al., 2005).