Obesity, cancer, mental health. What links them all?
Alessandro Demaio - Australian Medical Doctor; Fellow in Global Health & NCDs at Harvard University
The reality is that all these diseases are actually highly interrelated!Obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancers, lung diseases and mental illness (all combined are called Non-Communicable Diseases, or NCDs) largely share the same drivers or “risk factors.” Things like an unhealthy diet, using tobacco, drinking alcohol and not getting enough exercise are all related to, or direct drivers of obesity and diseases like diabetes and some cancers.