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Diabetes and obesity are rising globally — but some nations are hit harder

Rates of type 2 diabetes and other conditions caused by disorders of the body’s energy-processing system are driven in part by changing food habits.
  1. Saima May Sidik
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Type 2 diabetes and related metabolic diseases are on the rise worldwide, and some of the world’s poorest people are bearing the brunt, a study shows1.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-00676-z

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