Mark discusses DioBesity, the epidemic of insulin resistance, overweight, obesity, and diabetes. He argues these conditions are preventable and reversible through lifestyle changes, and introduces a six-week program from his book designed to reverse diabetes.
DioBesity, which is that continuum of health problems ranging from mild insulin resistance and overweight to obesity and to diabetes, is the single biggest global health epidemic of our time. It's the leading cause of heart attacks and a leading cause of dementia, cancer and premature death in the world. And it's almost entirely caused by environmental and lifestyle factors. And you know what that means? That means it's almost 100% preventable and curable. Diabetes affects over 1.7 billion people worldwide. There's more people who are overweight than are starving in the world. Scientists conservatively estimate that'll affect one in two Americans by 2020, 90% of whom are not diagnosed, I believe it already affects more than one in two Americans and up to 70 to 80% of some at-risk populations. Obesity and overweight, which is almost always related to diabetes, is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States and around the world. Gaining just 11 to 16 pounds doubles your risk of type 2 diabetes, while gaining 17 to 24 pounds triples your risk. Despite this, there's no national recommendations from government or key organizations advising for screening or treatment for pre-diabetes. We're becoming the United States of diabetes. But luckily there's a solution, the blood sugar solution. In my book, I've explained how we got into this situation and then provide a six-week program to help you reverse diabetes and also a plan for us to get healthy together and to take back our health as a society.
