surprising rise in diabetes in Spain
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2025 8:09 pm
Spain used to be a country which fit the concept of systematic moderation, though I'm not sure they adhered to 3 meals a day.
But they have left what structure they had so much that their rate of diabetes 2 had increased 45% in two years! That is as much as was expected in the next 25 years.
Their rate is the second highest in Europe: 14.8%. When I first started looking at this a few years ago, the U.S. was around 11%. It has risen to 15%.
A paradox is that much higher percentages of populations are overweight or obese than are diabetic, though around 80% of those who do develop the disease are overweight. So even though it can be reduced with weight loss, weight is not the only factor.
I will not try to say that adhering to No S will prevent or cure diabetes, but it sure seems like there is a correlation.
Let's hang in there and adjust what's on our plates if needed. And get in more movement. (Spain has also become more sedentary.)
But they have left what structure they had so much that their rate of diabetes 2 had increased 45% in two years! That is as much as was expected in the next 25 years.
Their rate is the second highest in Europe: 14.8%. When I first started looking at this a few years ago, the U.S. was around 11%. It has risen to 15%.
A paradox is that much higher percentages of populations are overweight or obese than are diabetic, though around 80% of those who do develop the disease are overweight. So even though it can be reduced with weight loss, weight is not the only factor.
I will not try to say that adhering to No S will prevent or cure diabetes, but it sure seems like there is a correlation.
Let's hang in there and adjust what's on our plates if needed. And get in more movement. (Spain has also become more sedentary.)