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| Dr David Heber shares common health problem of Diabesity and how it can be prevented. The prominent international nutrition expert on obesity will be coming to Manila in October. |
Diabesity - commonly known as type 2 diabetes – is a common health problem today caused by unhealthy urban diets and poor lifestyle choices. For Heber, one’s diet is full of empty calories and an abundance of quickly-absorbed sugars, liquid calories and carbohydrates, cells increasingly become resistant to the effects of insulin and as a result, require more and more insulin to even out blood sugar levels.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), nearly 2 billion adults aged 18 and above worldwide are overweight and more than half a billion are obese. And for the first time in human history there are more overweight than undernourished people in the world. There is a global obesity epidemic driven by diets high in fat and sugar content and inactivity.
Closer to home, a study done in 2014 revealed that Thailand has the second largest obese population in ASEAN, with the Bangkok population at highest risk of becoming obese. The prevalence of obesity is rapidly increasing worldwide and a parallel increase is being seen in type 2 diabetes.
Through his research, Dr. Heber found that Diabesity should be treated with a light hand - with the right diet and lifestyle changes first, before administering drugs.
His research also showed positive results come with a diet consisting of the right proportion of protein (30 percent of daily calories), healthy fats (30 percent of daily calories), carbohydrates (40 percent of daily calories) and fiber (25 grams per day). And when the right diet is balanced with proper rest, exercise and hydration, this results in a sustainable lifestyle that can avoid Diabesity and effect positive change in your body.
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Dr. Heber also advised other good choices to make in order to battle Diabesity such as choosing wholegrain bread over white bread, wholegrain cereal instead of instant cereal, fresh fruits instead of fruit juices, brown or long grain rice instead of the white short grain variety.
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