Type 2 diabetes usually can be prevented through exercise and diet. Doctors have long urged overweight people to work their muscles and lungs and eat less. That message takes on new urgency with these latest findings. Already, diabetes kills 180,000 Americans a year, is the leading cause of blindness, kidney failure and limb amputations and significantly raises the risk of heart attacks. Doctors warn that the number of Americans with diabetes is likely to soar in the years ahead because of lifestyle choices.
Education is critical.
The CDC has declared obesity a health crisis and urged governments, schools, churches and communities to encourage people to exercise more and eat better. That's obviously sound advice.