Introduction to Obesity and Diabetes: The Windows of Opportunity

Obesity and diabetes are not just associated with heart attack, stroke, kidney failure, shortened life span, and sudden death. They represent the three trillion question of the twenty-first century. Indeed the combined world financial burden of obesity and diabetes already exceeds USD3 trillion, and could get 50% higher or more around 2030. No other disease category comes close. Healthcare budgets which are already strained could become overwhelmed worldwide. The purposes of this introduction and this book are not stern advices or scary threats. On the contrary, the aims are to present and discuss feasible, sensible, and up-to-date approaches for prevention, diagnosis, and handling of obesity and diabetes.