{"id":169,"date":"2016-03-31T14:31:09","date_gmt":"2016-03-31T14:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emergingag.com\/?p=169"},"modified":"2016-03-31T14:31:09","modified_gmt":"2016-03-31T14:31:09","slug":"world-health-day-beat-diabetes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emergingag.com\/fr\/world-health-day-beat-diabetes\/","title":{"rendered":"World Health Day: Beat Diabetes!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every year, the World Health Organization selects a priority area of global public health concern as the theme for World Health Day, which falls on 7 April, the birthday of the Organization. This year\u2019s theme is diabetes, a noncommunicable disease (NCD) directly impacting millions of people of worldwide, generally in low- and middle-income countries.<\/p>\n

Diabetes is a chronic, metabolic disease characterized by elevated levels of blood glucose which may over time lead to serious damage to the heart, blood vessels, eyes, kidneys, and nerves. According to the World Health Organization, in 2014 the global prevalence of diabetes was estimated to be 9% among adults over the age of 18. In 2012, it was estimated<\/a> that 1.5 million<\/em> deaths were directly caused by diabetes and more than 80% of diabetes deaths occur in low and middle income countries.<\/p>\n

The prevalence of diabetes has been steadily increasing <\/a>in the past few decades, in particular in low- and middle-income countries. Knowledge exists to reverse this trend through targeted prevention and appropriate care. A key to preventing type 2 diabetes is a healthy diet and this is where pulses can play an integral role. However, they are often overlooked in our diets. As nutrient-dense foods, pulses offer a wide range of health benefits. These benefits include:<\/p>\n