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The Scary Results of the Type 2 Diabetes Tsunami in Australia

By Dietdoctor @DietDoctor1
The Scary Results of the Type 2 Diabetes Tsunami in Australia

Here's another scary prediction about the results of the diabetes epidemic, this one from Australia:

The rising tsunami of diabetes in Sydney's western suburbs will overwhelm hospitals within 15 years and specialist factories will need to be built to perform amputations.

SMH: Diabetes Threatens to Overwhelm Western Sydney Hospitals as Obesity Epidemic Rages

This is clearly not just a problem in Australia, the type 2 diabetes epidemic is a worldwide tsunami.

Luckily there's a very possible solution. Stop recommending people to eat more of the foods that raise the blood sugar the most (carbohydrates). And stop telling people to avoid foods that do not raise blood sugar (fat, meat).


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