PARIS: The number of people suffering from diabetes worldwide will more than double to 1.3 billion by 2050 driven by structural racism and gaping inequality between countries, new research predicted on Friday (Jun 23). Every country on the globe will se
Other factors included people's diets, exercise, smoking and alcohol.
"Over the course of 30 years, different countries have really migrated from traditional food habits - maybe eating more fruits and vegetables, eating healthier greens - to more highly processed foods," she told AFP. But even in wealthy countries such as the United States, diabetes rates were almost 1.5 times higher among minorities such as black, Hispanic, Asian or Native Americans, a separate Lancet study said.
"Racist policies such as residential segregation affect where people live, their access to sufficient and healthy food and health care services," he said in a statement.
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