Dr. Mbathio Dieng, guest of the Sunday jury show, this January 19, 2025, declared that type 2 diabetes is gaining ground among young people in Saint-Louis. An alarming trend according to the epidemiologist and public health expert. She advocates for healthy eating.
“We organized a nutrition fair in Saint-Louis and we discussed these questions with specialists, diabetologists and endocrinologists. The explanation they gave was lifestyle, sedentary lifestyle. People don’t move anymore. They are on computers, phones all day. Some people no longer play sports. Food also as soon as we have a high purse, we tend to eat foods that are very processed, with too much sugar, fat and salt. Diabetologists and endocrinologists have highlighted several determining factors: Increasing sedentary lifestyle, linked to excessive use of screens and lack of physical activity. These are the explanations due to this rise in certain non-communicable diseases such as diabetes. The most worrying is among the youngest between 20 and 30 years old,” said Dr Mbathio Dieng.
Continuing her remarks, she also highlighted major issues such as the question of child health, the preservation of the environment and the impacts of hydrocarbon exploitation in the region. “Saint Louis is faced with many public health problems linked to nutrition, mother and child health, but which are linked to other problems linked to children with the exploitation of hydrocarbons in the region. We are working on these issues to develop interventions that work and then open them to other regions,” said Dr Mbathio Dieng.
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