Hidden Triggers : Endocrine Disruptors & Women's Diabetes Risk

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Streamed on 08 Aug, 2025, 07:00 PM

ABOUT THIS SESSION

Endocrine disruptors—often hidden in plastics, cosmetics, and food packaging—can interfere with hormonal balance, subtly increasing women’s risk of developing diabetes. In this insightful session, Dr. Anita Kant and Dr. Abhyudaya Verma will share how these environmental toxins may impair insulin sensitivity and metabolic health. Despite their invisible nature, these disruptors have a profound impact on reproductive and endocrine function. Hence, raising awareness is key to prevention and personalized risk mitigation.

Q&A

Endocrine disruptors are substances, either manmade or natural, that throw off the balance of hormones. They can be found in numerous household cleaning goods, cosmetics, detergents, perfumes, plastic bottles (BPA), and non-stick cookware.

Endocrine disruptors adversely affect insulin secretion by damaging pancreatic beta cells. This reduces insulin sensitivity in muscles and the liver, leading to insulin resistance and increased diabetes risk.

These chemicals mostly disrupt the metabolism of estrogen, which is essential for insulin signaling. Women are more susceptible to diabetes and hormonal issues as a result.

Women in their reproductive years (20-35) and during pregnancy are more vulnerable, as estrogen levels are highest and hormonal disruptions have a greater impact.

Some sources are pesticides on vegetables, industrial waste that pollutes the water and air, specific textiles, plastics found in toys and feeding bottles, and even some electrical devices.

Yes. Pregnancy-related exposure might affect the hormonal development of the fetus, which may result in metabolic problems, disorders of sexual differentiation, and an elevated chance of developing diseases later on.

Yes. They can cause insulin resistance and disturb estrogen metabolism, both of which are major factors in PCOS development, especially in adolescent girls.

Yes. Genuine organic products contain fewer chemicals and pesticides than conventional market products. This makes organic products safer compared to conventional market products.

Use natural food and storage methods (like clay or metal pots), choose natural beauty products, install air purifiers, avoid excessive artificial materials, and plant more trees.

some sources are pesticides on vegetables, industrial waste that pollutes the water and air, specific textiles, plastics found in toys and feeding bottles, and even some electrical devices.

FACULTY

Dr. Abhyudaya Verma

Assoc Professor Department of Endocrinology Index Medical College and Research Institute Indore MP

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