JVB London - Diabetes and Obesity Workshop by Swami Dharmanandji on Tuesday, 5th June 2007

Diabetes and Obesity

The obesity epidemic is an enormous global problem. The United Kingdom has a startling level of overweight and obese people, conditions that often precede the development of type 2 diabetes. Obesity is also no longer a condition that just affects older people, although the likelihood does increase with age, and increasing numbers of young people have been diagnosed with obesity. It is estimated that approximately one in every five adults in the UK is overweight, and approximately one in every 15 is obese.

These figures are climbing steadily. The links between type 2 diabetes and obesity are firmly established. Without the intervention of a healthy diet and appropriate exercise, obesity may develop into diabetes over a relatively short period of time. Education and awareness is the key to solving the diabetes problem in the UK, but tackling obesity when it is still at an early stage is essential in preventing the spread of the disease.

Source: http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-and-obesity.html