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>I am still on the fence about being "overweight" being a direct cause of diabetes and not an effect. The parent did not bring causation into the discussion, y
by DenisM 11y ago
>I am still on the fence about being "overweight" being a direct cause of diabetes and not an effect.
The parent did not bring causation into the discussion, you did.
You're right to doubt it. Metabolic syndrome is the common theme http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/ms http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/ms and it likely leads to both obesity and diabetes, among many other ailments.
- ferrari8608 11y agoMetabolic syndrome includes obesity and diabetes along with heart disease, cancer, and a few other conditions. It is not a cause but rather the result.
- nightski 11y agoI interpreted "even a modest weight loss has been reported to substantially decrease the diabetic risk" as causation. But you are right, he did not say it directly.