Diabetes, the New Epidemic - Dr Paolo Pozzilli
3,559 views · Published 25 June 2014 · 49:41 · Indexed 28 October 2026
Channel: Gresham College · 2014 · Education
30-50% of people are affected by obesity or pre-diabetes. How can we stop this growing medical and social problem? http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/diabetes-the-new-epidemic Worldwide prevalence of type 2 diabetes is rapidly increasing with the numbers projected to rise to 366 million in 2030. Risk of diabetes is even larger, since 30-50% of people are affected by obesity or pre-diabetes which may eventually progress to diabetes and/or risk of cardiovascular diseases. This can be reversible and early intervention (weight loss, exercise programmes or pharmacological) can reduce risk, but adherence and costs are an issue. Less conventional approaches such as increasing taxes on unhealthy food, financial incentives or peer-monitoring have also been proposed and Government, private institutions and media should all collaborate to fight this epidemic. http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/diabetes-the-new-epidemic Gresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition continues today with all of our five or so public lectures a week being made available for free download from our website. There are currently over 1,500 lectures free to access or download from the website. Website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk Twitter: http://twitter.com/GreshamCollege Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greshamcollege
More from this channel
-
2:10
Sir Arthur Bliss - Piano Quartet in A - Intermezzo: Tempo di
-
6:25
Convenient Approximations (Movement 1)
-
3:44
Convenient Approximations (Movements 2-6)
-
4:20
A Millennium of Mathematical Puzzles - Introduction
-
2:27
Sudoku Problems
-
1:23
Tilings
-
5:58
Does other life exist in the Universe? (Part 1)
-
3:47
The Fall of the Third Reich - 8 - The disintegration of the army and of civil order