Eat to beat the silent killer
WHO says there were 422 million adults living with diabetes in 2014, a fourfold increase since 1980.
High blood sugar levels are a major killer – linked to 3.7 million deaths around the world each year and the numbers will continue to increase unless drastic action is taken.
The report groups both type 1 and type 2 diabetes together, but the rise in cases is predominantly in cases of type 2 which is closely linked to diet and lifestyle.
As the world’s waistlines have expanded, with one in three people now overweight, so too has the number of people with diabetes. It is often called the silent killer because of the easy-to-miss symptoms. In 2012, governments stated their intention to halt the rise in diabetes by 2025, but that looks unlikely to happen at the current rate of progress.
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Links to the headlines:
BBC: www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-35959554
Guardian: www.theguardian.com/global-development/2016/apr/06/who-world-health-organisation-healthier-diets-surge-in-diabetes
About the author
Dr. Justine Butler
Justine joined Viva! in 2005 after graduating from Bristol University with a PhD in molecular biology. After working as a campaigner, then researcher and writer, she is now Viva!’s head of research and her work focuses on animals, the environment and health. Justine’s scientific training helps her research and write both in-depth scientific reports, such as White Lies and the Meat Report, as well as easy-to-read factsheets and myth-busting articles for consumer magazines and updates on the latest research. Justine also recently wrote the Vegan for the Planet guide for Viva!’s Vegan Now campaign.
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