WHO: Global diabetes quadruples since 1980s

Experts have determined a link between excess body weight and risk of type-2 diabetes

Experts have determined a link between excess body weight and risk of type-2 diabetes Source: AAP

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the number of adults with diabetes globally has quadrupled in under four decades, to 422-million.In one of the largest studies to date on diabetes, W-H-O researchers say aging populations and rising levels of obesity across the world are contributing to the increase. Kurdish/English



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