Title: Diabetes and Obesity
Headings: Diabetes and Obesity
Diabetes and Obesity
Links between obesity and type 2 diabetes
How does obesity cause type 2 diabetes?
Inflammatory response
Diabetes and Obesity
Disruption in fat metabolism
Preventing obesity
Cost of obesity
Making lifestyle changes
Obesity facts

Content: The good news is that reducing your body weight, by even a small amount, can help improve your body’s insulin sensitivity and lower your risk of developing cardiovascular and metabolic conditions such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease and types of cancer. According to the NHS, a 5% reduction in body weight followed up by regular moderate intensity exercise could reduce your type 2 diabetes risk by more than 50%. For information on how to lose weight safely, how to stay motivated, and the benefits of shedding weight, see our guide on diabetes and weight loss. Cost of obesity
In the UK, the cost to the NHS of obesity and related conditions such as type 2 diabetes is putting a huge, unsustainable drain on NHS resources. Treating obesity, type 2 diabetes and diabetic complications such as nephropathy, heart disease and amputation is very costly, and with new cases of obesity-related type 2 diabetes soaring each year in the UK, these costs are expected to keep rising. To tackle this problem, there is a need for widespread and far-reaching culturally appropriate educational literature that informs the population of the risk of eating badly and not taking exercise. Making lifestyle changes
Making healthy lifestyle changes can often prevent obesity, and in order to avoid a healthcare crisis the UK needs to spread information that highlights the importance of doing just that, especially amongst children. Obesity facts
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), at least 2.8 million people dying each year as a result of being overweight or obese
In 2008, over 40 million preschool children were overweight worldwide
The WHO suggests that more than 1 in 4 (28.1%) of adults in the UK are obese (has a BMI of 30 or more). The UK has the highest level of adult obesity in Europe
Copeland in Cumbria is the most overweight local authority in England
Studies into obesity prevention have shown that giving up watching television for a week reduces a child’s waist size by an average 2.3cm (just under 1 inch)