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

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Diabetes and obesity are closely linked. Charity Diabetes UK states that obesity accounts for between 80 and 85% of the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. The charity notes that central obesity, having a large waistline, is a better predictor of type 2 diabetes than BMI values. Being obese raises the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. With this said, there are other risk factors involved as well, such as genetics, ethnicity and age. Not all people who are obese are diabetic and not all people with type 2 diabetes are, or have bee, obese. There are a number of factors which can contribute to becoming obese: Eating a high calorie diet
Not getting enough physical exercise
Genetics
Medical conditions
Medications
The NHS states that, for those that are obese, a loss of 5% of body weight along with regular exercise can reduce your risk of developing diabetes by over 50%. Loss of body weight has been shown to improve blood glucose levels and has allowed people with type 2 diabetes to come off or avoid going onto insulin. The following steps are listed by the NHS and Diabetes UK to help with losing weight: