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Chapter 6 The 10 PREVENTABLE Killer Diseases
Obesity And Diabetes

Dr. Joel Danisi, Clinical Director, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine - Geriatric Medicine - Internal
Medicine (my former Miami Doctor) - Sept 29, 2015 told me: “High and low blood sugar will kill you. HIGH
blood sugar, Slowly . . . . . and LOW blood sugar, Quickly”.
Walter Willett, M.D., D.Ph. Harvard School of Public Health’s (HSPH) Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition
and his colleagues showed that “being even slightly overweight increased Diabetes risk 5 times. Being
seriously obese increased it 60 times. The study’s authors had to push just to get the results in print.” “We
had a hard time getting the first paper published showing that even slight overweight greatly increased the
risk of Diabetes.” Willett said. “They didn’t believe it.”
They believe it now. Studies show becoming overweight is a major risk factor in Type 2 Diabetes. Today,
roughly 30% of overweight people have Diabetes and 85% of diabetics are overweight.

As there are 240 million overweight Americans, at 85% there are over 200 million Diabetic Americans, not
29 million as reported online, so most OVERWEIGHT/OBESE are diabetic but don’t know it yet because
reporting levels start at 7.5 A1C but “NORMAL” is 5.7. We see this error EVERY DAY. Most pharmacies
will provide you a quick diabetes blood test – takes 2 minutes YOU MUST KNOW ASAP.

Dr. Willet Continues: Diabetes cases have risen along with obesity, with prevalence doubling in the past
20 years. Today, 11 percent of adults over age 20 are diabetic, HSPH Professor of Nutrition and
Epidemiology Frank Hu said he expects the numbers to keep rising. “We haven’t seen any sign of the
epidemic slowing,” Not all Diabetes cases are linked to weight. Genetics also comes into play. People with
diabetic family members are at higher risk, even 5 or 6 extra pounds can start a dangerous cycle leading to
the disease. In Type 2 Diabetes, the body’s tissues gradually become less sensitive to insulin. This causes beta
cells to work harder and eventually break down. Though not everyone with Type 2 Diabetes is overweight, it is
Type 2 which accounts for roughly 90 percent of all Diabetes cases that has been linked to weight gain.

IF Government & Medical Authorities Were Right - Why Did Obesity Rise So Rapidly Since 1975 ?