Obesity fuels 39% rise in diabetes among under-40s, report warns
by Jane Kirby
May 21, 2024
3 minutes
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There has been a 39% rise in cases of diabetes among the under-40s, with poor diets and obesity largely to blame, a report suggests.
The study, from Diabetes UK, said people face a more aggressive and acute form of diabetes when it develops at a younger age, with thousands of people and children living undiagnosed with the condition across the country.
The report argues “drastic changes” over the last 25 years to the food people eat and the environments they live in are
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