Diabetes To Affect Over 1.3 Billion People Worldwide By 2050

The world’s population faces several risky health problems as a result of long sitting hours, unhealthy junk food, improper nutrition, and rising body weight.

Diabetes is a leading health issue that the global population is going to face in the coming years.

The findings of a new report that was published in The Lancet and The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology journals state that the number of people suffering from diabetes worldwide will more than double to 1.3 billion by 2050.

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Some 529 million people were estimated to already be living with diabetes, one of the top 10 causes of death and disability.

That number, 95 percent of which are cases of type 2 diabetes, will top 1.3 billion in less than three decades, according to a study published in the Lancet journal.

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A high body mass index-an indication that people could be overweight-was linked to more than half of deaths and disabilities from diabetes.