Prof Aimin Yang
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
Abstract: Environmental degradation and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are leading global health problems of our time. Recent studies have linked exposure to heavy metals to the risks of diabetes and CVD, particularly in populations from low- and middle-income countries, where concomitant rapid development occurs. The limitations of most existing studies include insufficient statistical power, lack of comprehensive assessment of exposure, and cross-sectional design. Given the widespread exposure to heavy metals, an urgent need has emerged to investigate these putative associations of environmental exposures, either independently or jointly, with incident diabetes and CVD prospectively in well-characterized cohorts of diverse populations, and to determine potential strategies to prevent and control the impacts of heavy metal exposure on the cardiometabolic health outcomes of individuals and populations. In this talk, we shall discuss the current evidence on linking heavy metal exposures to the risk of diabetes and CVD, the potential biological mechanisms underlying some tantalizing observations in humans, and the major gaps and directions for future studies.
Host：Prof. Yuanyuan Li
Editorial Board Member
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Time：9:00pm June 27, 2022 (Beijing time)
Zoom ID: 816 9975 7155
Bilibili: 25002335
