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Diversity has many meanings, and can be difficult to truly define. It can be based on culture, language, location, or countless other facets. However, when it comes to health issues there are often specific populations that are more likely to be affected by some of them. Other health issues do not seem to relate to any specific group of people, and are more diverse in nature. One example of a health issue that is diverse and does not discriminate is Type I diabetes (Polonsky, 2012). This is a condition that a person is often born with or develops very early in life, although the onset can also be later. It is not generally based on weight, lifestyle, or other aspects of a person's life, and can strike anyone. It's counterpart, Type II diabetes, is not the same. Generally, those who acquire this disease are a product of their environment and lifestyle (Polonsky, 2012). They are often overweight or obese and they consume a poor diet. They also usually do not get much exercise. If they commit to weight loss and changing the way they eat and their activity level, some of them can reverse their diabetes so they do not have the disease any longer (Polonsky, 2012).
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However, not all diabetic people are obese, and not all overweight people are diabetic. There are, though, a large number of overweight and obese people throughout the world, and their numbers are growing. While obesity is a diverse issue seen in all countries around the world, there are many more obese people in developed, western nations (Kopelman, Caterson, & Dietz, 2009). Eastern nations and third-world countries have lower rates of obesity. There are two reasons for this. In countries where it is a struggle for food and clean water, it is understandable why there are few obese people. There is not enough food for everyone, and people do not gain weight without enough food. The other reason is that the diet in many non-western countries is very different from what is seen in the west (Moyer & U.S., 2012).
People who do not eat a western diet consume fewer pre-packaged foods, which means they generally eat healthier than people in the west (Kopelman, Caterson, & Dietz,…
References
Kopelman, P.G., Caterson, I.D., & Dietz, W.H., eds. (2009). Clinical obesity in adults and children (3rd ed.). NY: John Wiley & Sons.
Moyer, V.A, & U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (2012). Screening for and management of obesity in adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. Annals of Internal Medicine, 157(5): 373 -- 8.
Polonsky, K.S. (2012). The past 200 years in diabetes. New England Journal of Medicine, 367(14): 1332 -- 1340
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