Blaming diabetes on poor eating habits has delayed real action

By Jan Hux Comments Off on Blaming diabetes on poor eating habits has delayed real action Canada, daily food intake, diabetes, drugs, education, epidemic, first nations, genetics, health promotion, North Karelia, nutrition, Obesity, Obesity prevention, physical fitness, pre-diabetes, type 2 diabetes, walkability, walkable neighbourhood, weight reduction

Journalist H.L. Mencken wrote that “for every complex problem there is a solution that is clear, simple and wrong.” That observation aptly describes a prevailing attitude toward type 2 diabetes, which characterizes diabetes as a problem that could clearly be fixed if people would simply move more and eat less.