Why is diabetes so prevalent in the United States?
>>131154293
wow that's a tough question, I don't know...
we have a lot of people, a lot of sugary products, and a lot of money with which to buy said sugars
overeating and lack of physical activity.
people still eat like farmers and lumberjacks, but they never burn those calories off.
>>131154518
These are Mexicans, not Americans.
>>131154293
Because it is no longer a death sentence. Non-infectious, it should never have been cured.
>>131154876
I see what you did there :)
>>131154293
where's mexico on that chart?
How is it so low in the UK? People here are unhealthy as fuck
>>131154293
Because of the (((low-fat high-carb))) diets that (((they))) keep telling us we should be eating. Eating lots of starches is the best way to gain weight and get diabetes.
>>131154876
He never said or implied that those were Mexicans, you insecure dumbo
He just answered your question.
>>131154293
animal products and isolated fat and sugar
also myths like (((low-carb))). the healthiest people blue zones) eat gigantic amounts of carbs and diabetes doesn't exist
>>131154293
Its sugar. People are consuming hundreds of empty calories per day by drinking soda, eating snacks with sugar, cereals, and all manner of garbage processed food.
The sharp rise in prevalence of type II beatus directly correlates with the uptake of sugar in our diets. The whole chain of effects it has on our body is disastrous.