Increasing incidence of diabetes in the young
Thursday, November 20th, 2008Diabetes has been called a lifestyle disease, one that affects people who have moved onto a richer lifestyle (their food has got richer with more starch, more sugar, and lesser amount of direct physical work). As a consequence, the incidence of diabetes in countries (that are moving from a poor state to a state of [...]
Modern obesity trends pushing up diabetes rate
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008Diabetes has been called a modern day lifestyle disease; part of the reasons for the occurrence of diabetes is a sedentary life, rich food and very little exercise. This lifestyle results in a higher incidence of obesity or over-weight, something that increases the chance of contracting Type 2 diabetes. In recent years, the rate of [...]