They are blaming the onset of type II on obesity and lack of exercise. They are missing the point here. Type II is caused by problems with a chemical in the body (hormone) called insulin. It’s often linked to being overweight from insulin resistance or having a family history of type 2 diabetes.
An example of a misunderstanding as to the origins of diabetes can be identified with me. I was determined type II in 1986 while in the military. I was 6 feet one inch, weighed less than 180 pounds, and was running 5 miles daily besides competing at open level racquetball and handball also teaching them. I was in outstanding physical condition and had a BMI of 23 as a lot of my mass was lean muscule and a normal BMI for those measurements is 25.75.
So the insertion of weight and lack of exercise is not always the answer to the question of what causes diabetes. Genes have a far greater impact than that. Obesity is a sign of the failure of the insulin to do its job. Not the cause of the illness.
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So why the sudden, historic change?