Is insulin resistance really a lifestyle disease?
There is a very subtle difference between diabetes type I and diabetes type II in that diabetes type II is effectively a lifestyle disease which is impacting upon more and more people around the world. A general lack of fitness, dieting and exercise has resulted in a massive increase in the number of obese people on the planet with the US especially suffering from this highly damaging disease. However, countries such as the UK are now beginning to see a significant increase in the occurrence of obesity amongst not only older members of the population but ever younger members. It is impossible to underestimate the dangers that a lack of exercise and unhealthy eating habits can bring to any child or any adult. If you take a step back and consider the situation, the larger your body together with an unhealthy diet the more pressure this places upon various organs around the body and the various natural systems which among others attempt to control blood glucose levels. It is not difficult
