NHS report finds that lack of exercise is responsible for type 2 diabetes rates

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Rising rates of type 2 diabetes can be blamed on a lack of exercise, according to a new report. The findings, which have been published ahead of the planned NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme, support the programme's focus on getting people involved in more physical activity. A report carried out by Dr. Laura Gray, of the University of Leicester, suggested that the prevention campaign could reduce type 2 rates in at-risk groups by 26 per cent. "Our review of all of the relevant evidence in this area has shown the huge potential this national programme has on making a dramatic impact on the health of the nation - preventing up to one in four people at risk of type 2 diabetes from getting the condition," said Dr. Gray. Melanie Davies, type 2 diabetes expert and co-director of the Leicester Diabetes Centre, agreed with Dr. Gray's findings: "We are spending more and more of our lives sat down being inactive. We all live in a much more sedentary society now where it's easy to spend the majority of each and every day sat down either at our desk working, socialising and shopping as well as banking. "However, this sedentary lifestyle does come with consequences and unless people move more they could end up with unwanted health complications. We are becoming the sofa generation and this inactivity, together with an increasing consumption of unhealthy foods and obesity, is leading to more cases of type 2 diabetes." The findings support the National Diabetes Prevention Programme and its focus on increasing physical activity levels. However, recent research suggests that it is actually the increased prevalence of unhealthy diets, and not a lack of exercise, that is responsible for the increasing rates of obesity and type 2 diabetes. One study, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, suggested that average exercise levels have hardly changed in the last 30 years. The reason people believe a lack of exercise fuels type 2 diabetes, the authors wrote, is thanks to aggressive marketing campaigns by the food industry. "Celebrity endorsements of sugary drinks and the association of junk food and sports must end," the authors wrote. "The 'health halo' legitimisation of nutritionally deficient products is misleading and unscientific. It is time to wind back the harms caused by the junk food industry's public relations machinery. "Let us bust the myth of physical inactivity and obesity. You cannot outrun a bad diet." Although the NHS's prevention programme focuses on increasing exercise levels, it does not ignore the importance of healthy eating. People invited to take part in the programme - anyone over the age of 40 will be invited for a check-up, and anyone over 25 from certain ethnic groups - will also be offered cooking classes. The programme was initially trialled in Bradford, and, after a successful beginning, is now being rolled out across the country.

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[NoCrbs4Me]

Clearly the NHS has no clue what they are talking about, which is not surprising.

 

[SunnyExpat]

Clearly the NHS has no clue what they are talking about, which is not surprising.

What's the Canadian Health Authority view on the subject?
(Tbh, I don't even know if you have an insurance or free service over there, I'm more than impressed with your knowledge of our system)

 

[NoCrbs4Me]

What's the Canadian Health Authority view on the subject?
(Tbh, I don't even know if you have an insurance or free service over there, I'm more than impressed with your knowledge of our system)

We are the only free country in the world where private medical services are illegal. Maybe the only country. If you had money and wanted to pay for a doctor's advice or get some surgery, you can't. Unless you leave the country. Many people go to the US for things like knee replacement rather than wait a long time, although some provinces are better than others.

Each province runs their own healthcare system, so there is no Canada Health Authority or NHS equivalent, although you can get private insurance for prescriptions, ambulance service, and medical supplies not provided by the government. I live in Alberta and the health care system (Alberta Health Services) has pretty much given up on trying to manage increasing type 2 diabetes rates. Their official position is that GPs will manage type 2 patients until their condition deteriorates so much that a specialist is needed.

 

[phoenix]

"One study, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, suggested that average exercise levels have hardly changed in the last 30 years"

that wasn't a study it was an editorial, an opinion piece with no real evidence to back up the assertion.

Public Health England suggests that people ‘People in the UK today are 24 per cent less active than in 1961′ (1)
People walk less, down from 255 miles in a year in 1977 to 181 in 2012
Physical activity no longer plays a part in four out of five jobs.
Only 30% of women and 39% of men reported exercising at a level to reach recommendations but when more objectively tested using an accelerometer only 6% of men and 4% of women reached them*.(2)
Children move less than before in the UK and many other places.(3)
Compared with many other countries people in the UK are inactive

https://www.gov.uk/government/publi...rk-to-embed-physical-activity-into-daily-life
https://www.bhf.org.uk/publications/statistics/physical-activity-statistics-2012
https://theconversation.com/australia-vying-to-be-world-champion-of-inactivity-27396


Exercise increases insulin sensitivity http://www.diabetesselfmanagement.c...nt-approaches/increasing-insulin-sensitivity/ so there is an obvious mechanism for a lack of it being one factor, (not the only one) involved in the increase of T2

*Meets recommendations: 30 minutes or more of moderate or vigorous activity on at least 5 days the week of accelerometer wear;

 

[SunnyExpat]

I found exercise was a major part of my remission.

 

[Munkki]

that wasn't a study it was an editorial, an opinion piece with no real evidence to back up the assertion.

Public Health England suggests that people ‘People in the UK today are 24 per cent less active than in 1961′ (1)
People walk less, down from 255 miles in a year in 1977 to 181 in 2012
Physical activity no longer plays a part in four out of five jobs.
Only 30% of women and 39% of men reported exercising at a level to reach recommendations but when more objectively tested using an accelerometer only 6% of men and 4% of women reached them*.(2)
Children move less than before in the UK and many other places.(3)
Compared with many other countries people in the UK are inactive
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https://www.gov.uk/government/publi...rk-to-embed-physical-activity-into-daily-life
https://www.bhf.org.uk/publications/statistics/physical-activity-statistics-2012
https://theconversation.com/australia-vying-to-be-world-champion-of-inactivity-27396


Exercise increases insulin sensitivity http://www.diabetesselfmanagement.c...nt-approaches/increasing-insulin-sensitivity/ so there is an obvious mechanism for a lack of it being one factor, (not the only one) involved in the increase of T2

*Meets recommendations: 30 minutes or more of moderate or vigorous activity on at least 5 days the week of accelerometer wear;

This is really encouraging. I have been excising almost every day since my diagnosis, and I hope it has the desired effects. I definitely feel much stronger, but maybe not now after a fast run in the park and then a long shopping tour, carrying 3 heavy bags up a hill to my home