Diabetes – Interview with Dr Gojka Roglic, WHO Specialist
Q: Not long ago, I read that, for the first time in history, there are more people who are overweight than starving in the world. Does this have an influence on the risk of diabetes? Yes. Being overweight or obese are the most widespread risk factors for diabetes; not only for diabetes but also for several other chronic diseases, including some cancers. So the implications go well beyond diabetes itself. It is true that now even poor countries have…
