An estimated 285 million people worldwide are living with diabetes – this corresponds to a shocking 6.4% of the world’s adult population.
About 90-95% of all people with diabetes have type 2 diabetes (the other being juvenile diabetes which cannot be prevented).
An incredible 80% of type 2 sufferers could have prevented this by changing diet, increasing physical activity and improving their general lifestyle.
It has been estimated that one person every seven minutes gets diagnosed with diabetes. The rate at which the condition is appearing in modern-day society is alarming – especially when you consider that type 2 can be prevented by the individual.
Almost a century ago diabetes wasn’t even a problem – and today it is one of the major killers. This is due to a dramatic change in modern day living, the fact that people eat foods high in carbohydrates, high in fat and do not exercise enough. The results of having a poor diet and fitness can go further than just the diabetes too – in extreme cases diabetes can lead to kidney disease, heart disease, high blood pressure, strokes, cataracts, nerve damage, hearing loss, and even blindness.
Excess body weight is a very strong risk factor for type 2 diabetes and obviously diet plays a key role in the management of this and therefore the onset of the disease and its control. When it comes down to diet, this is all a matter of discipline and self control. It has never been more important than now to control what’s going into your body. Look at what’s happening on a global level, the rising statistics and the number of people who ‘suddenly’ discover that they have fallen into this bracket. So many people are living with diabetes without even knowing about it. Don’t be one of these people.
Look at your diet, adjust your lifestyle and live a healthy life. You are in control of what happens to your body.
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