{"id":44088,"date":"2025-10-07T15:25:53","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T22:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/womensvoice.com\/en-ca\/?p=44088"},"modified":"2025-10-15T08:33:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T15:33:14","slug":"eating-ourselves-to-death-the-global-diabesity-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/womensvoice.com\/en-ca\/articles\/health\/eating-ourselves-to-death-the-global-diabesity-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Eating Ourselves to Death:  The Global Diabesity Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/womensvoice.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/diabesity_WV_banner_1000x480-copy.png&#8221; alt=&#8221;Three middle aged men  jumping and very happy&#8221; title_text=&#8221;diabesity_WV_banner_1000x480 copy&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Fullwidth Image&#8221; 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They\u2019re designed to make us overconsume, and they work. Meanwhile, today\u2019s food supply delivers more calories and fewer nutrients, trapping many people in a cycle of being overfed but undernourished. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This crisis now has a name: \u201cdiabesity\u201d \u2013the dangerous overlap of obesity and type 2 diabetes. It\u2019s no longer rare; it\u2019s the norm. By 2040, over 642 million people are expected to have diabetes, with excess body fat as the leading driver.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Our modern lifestyle \u2013 too much sitting, too many empty calories, and a food environment that makes healthy choices harder than ever \u2013 is fuelling the epidemic.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Even more alarming, the damage may begin before birth. Studies show that children born to mothers with obesity are 2\u20133 times more likely to develop autism or ADHD, paralleling the rise in metabolic and neurodevelopmental disorders in the last decade.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h5>The numbers don\u2019t lie<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>In 1950, diabetes claimed around 24,000 American lives. By 2021, that number had jumped to over 100,000 \u2013 a fourfold increase. Even after adjusting for population growth, diabetes deaths have nearly doubled per capita. Despite better medications and glucose monitoring, more people are dying because medicine alone can\u2019t fix a broken food system.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Poor diet is now linked to one in<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>five deaths globally.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>In the U.S., over 38 million people (about one in ten) have diabetes.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Canada mirrors this trend. What\u2019s even more alarming is that nearly one in three adults is prediabetic \u2013 and most don\u2019t know it!<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h5>The science of diabesity<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>At the core of diabesity is insulin resistance, where the body\u2019s cells stop responding properly to insulin, forcing the pancreas to overproduce it to control blood sugar. Over time, this leads to chronically high blood sugar and type 2 diabetes.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Visceral fat, the deep belly fat around organs, releases inflammatory chemicals that block insulin and worsen metabolic health, increasing the risk of fatty liver, heart disease, and certain cancers. A\u202f2020\u202freview found that over 80% of people with type 2 diabetes are also obese, showing how tightly linked these conditions are. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h5>How to reverse the trend<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>The good news? Type 2 diabetes is largely preventable and, in many early cases, reversible. Losing visceral fat dramatically improves insulin sensitivity and metabolic health.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The results are just as encouraging for individuals already diagnosed: losing 10\u201315\u202fkg (22\u201333\u202flb) has been shown to reverse the condition in many people.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h5>What you can do:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><strong>Eat wholefoods:<\/strong> Focus on vegetables, legumes, fish, nuts, and whole grains. Watch for hidden sugars in processed \u201chealth\u201d foods.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Create a calorie deficit:<\/strong> Aim for a 500\u2013750\u202fkcal\/day deficit for gradual weight loss. For faster results, short-term, very-low-calorie diets (800\u20131000\u202fkcal\/day) and structured meal replacements (e.g., RealEasy\u2122 with PGX\u00ae) can help jumpstart results.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Move more:<\/strong> Muscle is a major site of glucose uptake. Resistance training and aerobic exercise both help reverse insulin resistance. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Prioritize sleep:<\/strong> Just one night of poor sleep can reduce insulin sensitivity by up to 25%.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Manage stress:<\/strong> Chronic stress raises cortisol, signalling your liver to release more glucose, even without eating.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Use supplementation:<\/strong> Berberine may rival metformin in lowering blood glucose; butyric acid supports insulin sensitivity, gut health, and inflammation; and other options, including alpha-lipoic acid, inositol, omega-3s, and vitamin D, are also helpful. 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