21 Jun 2019 --- If the fatty fish we eat were free of environmental pollutants, it would reduce the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. However, the pollutants in the fish have the opposite effect and appear to eliminate the protective effect from the fatty fish intake. This is according to researchers at the Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, who applied innovative methods that could be used to address further questions about the role of diet, as well as organic pollutants, in disease prevention.