According to an analysis by the British Medical Journal, the incidence of type 2 diabetes has increased dramatically over the last 30 years. Women under 30 are most affected
Diabetes is one of the great killers of our century and worldwide 442 million people live with it type 2 diabetes, four million in Italy alone. The disease increases the risk of encountering certain pathologies which in turn can cause serious complications: Kidney disease can lead to dialysis, retinopathy to blindness, cardiovascular disease to heart attack and stroke, diabetic foot ulcers which can even lead to amputation.
The surge in cases around the world
The incidence of diabetes is increasing everywhere, even in countries with lifestyles apparently different from those of the Western world. But what’s worse than thesilent epidemic is also spreading among the very young between 15 and 39 years from all over the world: the incidence of the disease has undergone an ipenned going from 117 cases per 100,000 young people registered in 1990 to 183 cases in 2019. This also means that the number of years lived with some disability has increased from 106 to 150 individuals per 100,000 inhabitants. The alarming picture of an increasingly worsening world situation was published in the British Medical Journal and conducted by Fan Wang of Harbin University in China. The study was based on data collected in the Global Burden of Disease Study from 204 countries around the world.
Overweight
The main risk factor for young people under 40 is overweightHowever, air pollution, smoking and a diet low in fruit also have an impact. According to the researchers, weight control is essential for reducing the incidence of early-onset type 2 diabetes and all countries should promote specific policies to address the problem more effectively than has been done up to now. In the analysis just published, chand the problem mostly affects women under 30 and men over 30: the increase in cases among young people is concentrated above all in developing countries.
The risk of early disease
According to the authors, the study demonstrates the need to work on lifestyles and nutrition for reverse this dangerous epidemic trend of a disease that is usually diagnosed in middle age or even more in old age and brings with it several serious complications such as loss of vision, cardiovascular problems and an increased risk of death. Known risks which, due to early diabetes, will increasingly affect the younger population as well.
December 8, 2022 (change December 8, 2022 | 09:40)
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