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- Around 537 million people worldwide have diabetes1, while over 650 million are obese2 – and numbers are rising rapidly. With both conditions linked to a wide range of other serious medical issues, countering these two silent killers is one of the key healthcare and social challenges of the 21st
- Diabetes is not a new problem; however, the impact of modern lifestyles has resulted in a huge surge in cases of type-2 diabetes. Given the limited impact of public health campaigns, effective treatments are vital to reduce the social and economic cost.
- Being overweight is both a major cause of type-2 diabetes and a factor in numerous other diseases, including heart attacks, strokes, osteoarthritis and cancer. As obesity becomes recognised as a public health issue, the pathway to effective treatment is opening.
Impact Opportunities Equity, Q4 2023
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1 Facts & figures page of the International Diabetes Federation website. Accessed 24 November 2023. https://idf.org/about-diabetes/diabetes-facts-figures/
2 Obesity and overweight page of the World Health Organization website. Accessed 24 November 2023. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/obesity-and-overweight
