New Delhi: A study conducted by Loyola University Health System has found that 62.4 per cent of U.S. adults with Type 2 diabetes are obese, while 20.7 per cent are morbidly obese.
Dr. Holly Kramer, associate professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, who headed the study, said: “The rate of morbid obesity among people with diabetes is increasing at a very alarming rate, and this has substantial public health implications.”
Kramer further suggested that consumption of inexpensive food and sugary soda were the reasons behind the situation.
Morbid obesity is defined as having a body mass index (BMI) greater than 40. BMI is a measure of body fat based on height and weight.
Experts recommended stomach-stapling gastric bypass surgery as the last resort for morbidly obese diabetics.
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