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The association between parasitic infections and diabetes prevalence
A growing body of observational studies finds higher rates of certain parasitic infections in people with diabetes, while a separate strand of experimental and animal research finds some helminths can...
A small but clear set of parasitic infections has documented pancreatic invasion in humans that can produce pancreatitis and, in some cases, secondary (type 3c) diabetes — most notably cystic echinoco...
A growing body of peer‑reviewed work explores links between parasitic infections and metabolic disease, with observational studies reporting higher prevalence of intestinal parasites in people with di...
Parasitic infections that most commonly cause anemia are intestinal helminths—particularly hookworms (Necator americanus, Ancylostoma duodenale), whipworm (Trichuris trichiura), and schistosomes (Schi...
There is no credible evidence that a is the cause of the global Type 2 diabetes (T2D) epidemic; the best-supported findings are associations between certain and diabetes prevalence, isolated case repo...
Large, high-quality prospective evidence linking (T2D) is surprisingly sparse: the literature is dominated by cross-sectional, case–control studies and meta-analyses that report associations in both d...