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Diabetes and obesity

WHO: diabetes mellitus

Recently compiled data shows that approximately 150 million people have diabetes mellitus worldwide, and that this number may well double by the year 2025.

Much of this increase will occur in developing countries and will be due to population growth, ageing, unhealthy diets, obesity and sedentary lifestyles.

Resource link:
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/ factsheets/fs312/en/ index.html
Source: World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/)
Added to ADG on: 30 June 2004 , contributed by: ADG team
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