Title: Globalization of Diabetes | Diabetes Care
Headings: Globalization of Diabetes
Globalization of Diabetes
The role of diet, lifestyle, and genes
Abstract
THE GLOBAL BURDEN OF TYPE 2 DIABETES
EPICENTERS OF DIABETES
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS
Obesity and fat distribution
Diet
Physical activity
Smoking
Alcohol use
Linking Western dietary pattern, inflammation, and type 2 diabetes
GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY AND GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS
THE THRIFTY GENOTYPE VERSUS THE THRIFTY PHENOTYPE
PREVENTABILITY OF TYPE 2 DIABETES
CONCLUSIONS
Acknowledgments
References
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Content: These numbers suggest that China has overtaken India as the global epicenter of the diabetes epidemic. However, in urban areas of south India, the prevalence of diabetes has reached nearly 20% ( 5 ). Download figure
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Figure 1
Time trends of diabetes prevalence in Chinese adults. Data are based on population-based cross-sectional surveys conducted in China (Chan et al. [ 3] and Yang et al. [ 4 ]). Compared with Western populations, Asians develop diabetes at younger ages, at lower degrees of obesity, and at much higher rates given the same amount of weight gain ( 3 ). Asian women are also at greater risk of gestational diabetes, thereby putting their children at risk for type 2 diabetes later in life. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS
Obesity and fat distribution
Overweight and obesity are driving the global diabetes epidemic. They affect the majority of adults in most developed countries and are increasing rapidly in developing countries.