Diabetes, Nutrition, Obesity and Eating Disorders

Diabetic Nutrition and Obesity

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The exact causes of diabetes are still not fully understood, it is known that obesity features up the threat of developing different types of diabetes mellitus. For type 2 diabetes, this includes being overweight or obese (having a BMI of 30 or greater).In fact, obesity is believed to account for 80-85% of the threat of type II diabetes development, while recent research suggests that obese people are up to 80 times more inclined to develop type II diabetes than those with a BMI of less than 22. Studies suggest that abdominal fat reasons  for the fat cells to discharge pro-inflammatory chemicals, which can make the body less sensitive to the insulin it produces by hindering the functionality of insulin responsive cells and their ability to respond to insulin.