JOURNAL OF MEDICAL AND SURGICAL RESEARCH - Vol. I, n 3, February, 2015

Pages: 77-78
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Diabetes and the Prospect of a National and Global Disaster

Author: Prof. Jamal Belkhadir (President of the Moroccan League for the Fight against Diabetes)

Category: JMSR Diabetes & Endocriniology

Abstract:

Diabetes, obesity with their cardiovascular consequences are now a worldwide epidemic with medical, social and economic devastating and unprecedented. These diseases are no longer limited to "rich countries", and now a growing public health problem in developing countries; where the "Western" dietary pattern spreads and often replaces the traditional and healthy food. To this must be added the profound changes associated with rapid urbanization, changes in social, family and technological advances and comfort. The role of the food industry is highly present in a consumer society living under the influence and pressure of advertising...

Keywords: Challenge, Diabetes, Epidemic, Lifestyle., Morocco

DOI: 10.46327/msrjg.1.000000000000020

DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.46327/msrjg.1.000000000000020