TY - JOUR AU - Owens, Daphne AU - Tomkin, Gerald H PY - 2021 DA - 2021/11/22 TI - Diabetes and Obesity JO - OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine SP - 048 VL - 06 IS - 04 AB - Obesity and Diabetes are leading causes of cardiovascular disease and mortality. They are closely linked because of insulin resistance. Hypertension and dyslipidaemia together with poor exercise drive atherosclerosis. Early treatment of blood sugar, dyslipidaemia and hypertension reverse the atherosclerosis process. Bariatric surgery and low calorie diets have in recent years been shown to reverse or improve blood sugars lipids and blood pressure. The risk of premature myocardial infarction and death should no longer be the desired outcome. SN - 2573-4393 UR - https://doi.org/10.21926/obm.icm.2104048 DO - 10.21926/obm.icm.2104048 ID - Owens2021 ER -