The Connection Between Diabetes and Obesity

¶ … role of obesity in the spread of diabetes. It will examine how eating a healthy diet and exercising can help to reduce the risk of diabetes. Diabetes is a very dangerous problem for people all over the world (Butler, 2015). It has roots in obesity, poor diet and lack of exercise (Davis, 2008). It needs to be addressed as it is a serious health issue that is affecting even school children today (Flynn, McNeil, et al., 2005). If the problem of diabetes and obesity is not addressed, many lives will be negatively impacted.

This study will be important to everyone who is suffering either directly or indirectly from diabetes/obesity. If loved ones are obese and could develop diabetes, this study will be important to them and those who care for them. As a societal issue, it should also be a concern because policies can be implemented if the issue is better understood.

The research question is: How can the relationship between obesity and diabetes be addressed in order to reduce the risk of diabetes in communities? This study will use the following literature in order to provide support and information for the research: Almeida-Pititto, B. et al. (2015). Type 2 diabetes in Brazil: epidemiology and management. Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy, 8: 17-28. Butler, J. (2015). Running the 'Gun Violence' Numbers. The Truth About Guns. Retrieved from http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2015/02/john-butler/running-gun-violence-numbers/ Cunningham-Myrie, C., Theall, K., Yonger, N., et al. (2015).

Associations between neighborhood effects and physical activity, obesity, and diabetes: The Jamaica Health and Lifestyle Survey, 2008. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 68(9): 970-978. Davis, B. (2008). Defeating Diabetes: Lessons from the Marshall Islands. Today's Dietitian, 10(8): 24. Ferguson, T., Tulloch-Reis, M., Wilks, R. (2010). The epidemiology of diabetes mellitus in Jamaica and the Caribbean: a historical review. West Indian Medical Journal, 59(3): 259-64. Flynn, M., Mcneil, et al. (2005). Reducing obesity and related chronic disease risk in children and youth: A synthesis of evidence with 'best practice' recommendations. Obesity Reviews, 7(Suppl 1): 7-66.

Frieden, T., Dietz, W., & Collins, J. (2010). Reducing Childhood Obesity Through Policy Change: Acting Now To Prevent Obesity. Health Affairs, 29(3): 357-363. Fornicola, F. (n.d.). 5 Ways You.