30-50% of people are affected by obesity or pre-diabetes. How can we stop this growing medical and social problem?
http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/diabetes-the-new-epidemic

Worldwide prevalence of type 2 diabetes is rapidly increasing with the numbers projected to rise to 366 million in 2030. Risk of diabetes is even larger, since 30-50% of people are affected by obesity or pre-diabetes which may eventually progress to diabetes and/or risk of cardiovascular diseases. This can be reversible and early intervention (weight loss, exercise programmes or pharmacological) can reduce risk, but adherence and costs are an issue. Less conventional approaches such as increasing taxes on unhealthy food, financial incentives or peer-monitoring have also been proposed and Government, private institutions and media should all collaborate to fight this epidemic.
http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/diabetes-the-new-epidemic

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