Diabesity is the combination of the two words – Diabetes & Obesity The main cause of type II Diabetes being Obesity hence the term refers to it. Diabesity is also considered as a 21st Century Pandemic. It is not just the obesity, one is worried about, but it is whole spectrum of complications that are associated with it that is of universal concern. Astonishing statistics: Nearly 97 % of all cases of Type II Diabetes are caused by excessive weight.
80 % of Type II Diabetes are obese. Even some thin and skinny individuals with huge tummies may develop diabetes highlighting the importance of the waist diameter against the hip which is the best indicator of abdominal and visceral fat which may ultimately lead to type II diabetes. There are about 35 million people in India now with type II diabetes and by 2025 this may shoot up to 75 million. The prevalence rate was 4 % in 1970 but the…
