That this increase happened to coincide with the current epidemics of obesity and diabetes is one reason that it's tempting to blame sugars — sucrose and high-fructose corn syrup — for the problem.
Experts highlight this as further evidence that more than just caloric intake is driving the current epidemics of obesity and Type 2 diabetes.
Here's what the Journal of the American College of Cardiovascular Exerciselogy has to say: "The low-fat-high-carbohydrate diet, promulgated [publicized] vigorously by the food pyramid, may well have played an unintended role in the current epidemics of obesity, diabetes, and metabolic syndromes".
Epigenetic changes due to POPs may likely play a role in the current epidemics of metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes in developing countries, along with westernization of life style.
The ECSA genotype has primarily been associated with the current epidemics in the Indian Ocean region, and the Asian genotype has been associated with recent outbreaks in the Pacific region.
Given these reasons and the current epidemics of obesity and type 2 diabetes in China, it is important to gain a deeper understanding of the relationship between adiposity trajectory on insulin function and glycemic deterioration.
