The Philippines is home to a great many 'fatties', i.e. Overweight people living on poor diets with type 1 (genetic) or type 2 (lifestyle) diabetes. In the Philippines it is hard to indulge in recreational or even family eating without being served up a plate load of festive sugary, fat lard, which manifests in obesity and related illnesses like diabetes. This is a Western lifestyle problem, all the worse in the Philippines because of the high rates of unemployment, the indulgence we might associate with Spanish and third world countries, as well as the humidity which tends to discourage the exercise that raises their metabolic rate.
Fortunately, whilst it will take some time, and the spectre of diabetes or cardiovascular disease to teach Filipinos to eat well, and to change their lifestyle habits, there is hope for current sufferers. There is research which offers hope of a cure for both forms of diabetes. Read more here.
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