The number of people who will die as a result of diabetes is forecast to rise from one in ten to one in seven in less than 20 years unless obesity rates can be reduced significantly. Costs to the National Health Service of treating the disease are expected to rise by a third by 2025 as the number of people suffering from diabetes reaches a record level.
Diabetes soars in Britain as obesity continues to rise - The Times 21st October 2008
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
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