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Is obesity driving the type 2 diabetes epidemic?

Eighty percent of all new type 2 diagnosis are related to obesity, explains Anand Iyer, PhD, president of WellDoc. He talks about how healthcare apps can help patients manage their lifestyle along with their disease.


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  • Why are people being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at younger ages?

  • Is the obesity epidemic getting worse?

  • How to prevent type 2 diabetes

  • What factors have contributed to worldwide obesity?

  • Obesity and the decline of healthy eating

  • How does the Engage patient help improve healthcare outcomes?

Up Next

  • Is the increase of diabetes due to obesity epidemic?

  • Treating obesity to fight type 2 diabetes

  • Treating type 2 diabetes

  • Is diabetes preventable?

  • Why are people being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at younger ages?

  • Why are people being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at younger ages?

  • Is the obesity epidemic getting worse?

  • How to prevent type 2 diabetes

  • What factors have contributed to worldwide obesity?

  • Obesity and the decline of healthy eating

  • How does the Engage patient help improve healthcare outcomes?

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