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What's the relation of obesity and diabetes?
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They are married: The increased rate of obesity and diabetes go hand in hand. Obesity taxes the system and increases the likelihood of developing Insulin resistance based on poor food choices and quantity consumed over time. The more obese and the longer one is obese the more likely they are to develop diabetes. Weight loss of just 5% of body weight cuts chances of developing diabetes for more than 10 years.
Answered 6/25/2014
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