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Obesity is the greatest predictor of type 2 diabetes onset, with obese individuals being five times more likely to develop it than those of healthy weight.
If you are obese, you are five times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than someone of healthy weight. Weight management is critical for preventing or managing diabetes. Focus on achieving and maintaining a healthy weight through lifestyle changes.
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Obesity is now thought to be the greatest predictor of type 2 diabetes onset. Ninety percent of adults with type 2 diabetes are overweight/obese, and people who are obese are five times more likely to have type 2 diabetes than people of a healthy weight.
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Cites multiple sources including NICE guidelines and systematic reviews.
Source
The importance of the multidisciplinary team for the management of complex obesity in patients with diabetes
Michelle O’Keeffe · Practical Diabetes · 2016
DOI 10.1002/pdi.2046
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