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the numbers are pretty hard to digest and pretty staggering. to help us we have dr. gary foster. you are a former president of the obesity society. welcome to the program, doctor. thank you. it s a pleasure to be with you. these numbers are staggering. people paid a lot of attention to the fact that they say a third of americans may have diabetes by the year 2050. people seem to understand diabetes or know about it at least somewhat. what s going on here? why do you think these numbers are expected to continue to increase? i think what s behind this is the epidemic of obesity. they are often called twin epidemics of both diabetes and obesity. we know that adverse body weight adversely effects every organ system in the body. it shouldn t be surprising as obesity increases as it has over the last 30 years, medical conditions like type 2 diabetes will also increase. this is the sort of work you
he s also a former president of the obesity society. welcome to the program, doctor. thank you. it s a pleasure to be with you. these numbers are staggering. people paid a lot of attention to the fact that they say a third of americans may have diabetes by the year 2050. people seem to understand diabetes or know about it at least somewhat. what s going on here? why do you think these numbers are expected to continue to increase? i think what s behind this is the epidemic of obesity. they are often called twin epidemics of both diabetes and obesity. we know that excess body weight adversely affects every organ system in the body. it shouldn t be surprising as obesity increases as it has over the last 30 years, medical conditions, especially conditions like type ii diabetes will also increase. this is the sort of work you do. as a television person that s a doctor, i talk about this issue all the time. people seem to intutively understand obesity and what causes it and why it s