Diet key diabetes factor
July 23, 2013
One Australian is being diagnosed
with diabetes every five minutes,
and research released by the
Australian Diabetes Council (ADC)
points to diet as a linchpin to
prevention of the disease and its
serious complications.
According to the study, released
to coincide with Diabetes
Awareness Week last week, found
diet was an underlying issue across
all ages and stages of diabetes, with
more than half of the respondents
experiencing an average weight
gain of close to 10kg in five years.
The good news is that for the
estimated 2.45 million Australians
with pre-diabetes, those who
lose 5%–7% of body weight and
get at least 150 minutes a week
of moderate physical activity can
reduce the risk of developing type 2
diabetes by 58%.
“Our research shows that weight
management and diet are major
issues for those Australians living
with diabetes, with food ranking
in the top 10 list of concerns,” says
Nicola Stokes, ADC ceo.
Diabetes is Australia’s fastest
growing chronic disease and a key
driver of premature death.
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