Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease characterized by hyperglycemia, which is characterized by excessive drinking, polyphagia, polyuria, fatigue and obesity. Nowadays, more and more people are suffering from this disease. However, people do not have a clear understanding of the dangers of diabetes and do not pay attention to the occurrence of this disease. Today we are going to talk about a problem, can diabetes shorten life expectancy?
As we all know, obesity can lead to many diseases, and it can also lead to the occurrence of diabetes. It has become an accepted fact that it is very dangerous for people’s health, but people do not have a clear idea of the extent of this danger. According to a current study, severe obesity can reduce people’s life expectancy by eight years. And compared to people of normal weight, obese people also have about ten fewer years to stay healthy. Obesity is associated with both diabetes and cardiovascular disease, so having diabetes is known to reduce life expectancy.
According to an epidemiologist from McGill University in Canada. They showed, based on computer simulation studies, that obesity is significantly associated with both vascular disease and diabetes, and that they increase the risk of developing both diseases, in addition to significantly reducing the life expectancy of individuals. Compared to people of normal weight, obese people can live a normal life, but they also have a reduced life expectancy.
Moreover, it has been found that the more the weight over the standard weight, the more significant the impact on life expectancy. In other words, the more severe the obesity, the greater the impact. When the overweight index exceeds 25%, but is less than 30, it will reduce life expectancy by about three years or less. But if the body mass index exceeds 30 to 35, it will reduce the life expectancy by about 1 to 6 years. And severe obesity has been said to be in the body mass index of more than 35, will reduce life expectancy of about eight years.
Overweight, the impact on life expectancy is also related to age, he will have different effects on people of different ages, in the case of young people between 20 and 29 years old, their impact is the greatest. And in older age, the impact of obesity on life expectancy is less significant.
Therefore, it is important to keep a strict control of weight in life to keep a normal weight level. Do not be too fat or too thin, too thin is also bad for the body, we usually pay attention to the diet of a reasonable mix, develop a reasonable nutritious meal plan, eat more vitamin-rich fruits and vegetables, eat more coarse grains. In addition, we should pay attention to physical exercise, as well as participate in some sports activities, can enhance our immunity.