Today, doctors and researchers from United State The alarm bell, regarding the alarming rate of type 2 diabetes among youth and children.
A recent study raised concern, especially with the researchers’ expectations of a large incidence of diabetes of the first and second types among young people, which may reach more than half a million cases during the next three decades.
The study published by the journal "Diabetes Care" reported that the upward trend in the incidence of type 2 diabetes may represent an increase of 700 percent for the incidence among YoungThis will lead to a significant deterioration in the future in public health and in the medical response to this huge number of injuries.
International reports previously indicated that type 2 diabetes has become one of the health problems that tops the list of youth diseases in several countries, after it was previously described as "senile diabetes" It is associated with the elderly.
The researchers attribute this significant increase to the dependence on fast food and the high demand for it among children and adolescents.
Diabetes and endocrinology consultant, Dr. Alaa El-Din Sagheer, told L.L.C"Sky News Arabia":
- In the last 30 years, cases have increased type 2 diabetes.
- Weight gain is the main cause of diabetes.
- You should pay attention to the weight of the child, and the coloration of the folds of the skin that indicate Insulin resistance.
- Pharmacological option Not the first choice, doctors recommend weight loss and lifestyle changes.
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And while the world’s population exceeds the threshold of eight billion, more than half a billion people suffer from Diabetes Of all kinds, and the number, according to experts, can rise, especially in young age groups.
Today, doctors and researchers from United State The alarm bell, regarding the alarming rate of type 2 diabetes among youth and children.
A recent study raised concern, especially with the researchers’ expectations of a large incidence of diabetes of the first and second types among young people, which may reach more than half a million cases during the next three decades.
The study, published in the journal “Diabetes Care”, stated that the upward trend of type 2 diabetes may represent an increase of 700 percent for injuries among YoungThis will lead to a significant deterioration in the future in public health and in the medical response to this huge number of injuries.
International reports previously indicated that type 2 diabetes has become one of the health problems that tops the list of youth diseases in several countries, after it was previously described as “geriatric diabetes” and is associated with the elderly.
The researchers attribute this significant increase to the dependence on fast food and the high demand for it among children and adolescents.
Diabetes and endocrinology consultant, Dr. Aladdin Sagheer, told Sky News Arabia: