By >> Beverleigh H Piepers
Many women diagnosed with type 2 diabetes are overweight, even obese. At least eighty per cent of women with type 2 diabetes weigh twenty per cent more than they should for their height and age... this is what is known as obesity. Weight control is a critical health issue for women at this present time.
Today the average women is 5ft 4" (163 cm) tall and weighs 164 pounds (74 kg)... this is almost 25 pounds (11 kg) heavier than the average woman back in the 1960's. The female population is living longer than ever, consequently the incidence of type 2 diabetes is growing.
