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Ep1: How obesity affects some of the poorest countries worldwide? | MasterScience | Prof. Lara Dugas

NCDs: The Silent Pandemic (Part 1/3) Did you know that in some poorer countries, more than a quarter of people are obese? This is a big problem because obesity can cause deadly diseases. These diseases, called Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), aren't infectious, but they're spreading like crazy. So, you might ask: just how big is this problem, and does it affect all parts of the world the same? Let's find out! Discover the impacts of this rise in obesity figures. Watch Episode 2 of MasterScience here:    • Ep2: The outcome of obesity worldwide | Ma...   00:00 Introduction: What is a non-communicable disease? 00:42 What is the global impact of non-communicable diseases? 02:01 The diabetes epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa 03:52 Type 2 diabetes worldwide 05:08 Key findings on non-communicable diseases Find more about Prof. Dugas’ research: https://axa-research.org/funded-proje... Lara Dugas is AXA Chair in Non-Communicable Disease Epidemiology from Loyola University Chicago and hosted at the University of Cape Town. To find out more about the research we support, visit: https://www.axa-research.org/ About the AXA Research Fund: We are a unique philanthropic initiative launched by the global insurer AXA in 2008. In line with AXA’s purpose to act for human progress by protecting what matters, the AXA Research Fund seeks to address the most important issues facing our society and our planet by funding transformative research, disseminating findings and promoting collaboration among relevant stakeholders. Over the last 15 years, 250M€ have been committed to accelerating research around risk in the areas of health, climate & environment, socio-economy & new technologies, supporting over 700 projects in more than 340 academic institutions. Meet AXA supported researchers on this channel, discover their research and find out how they might shape our future. #AXARF --- Subscribe to keep up to date with all our latest content: https://bit.ly/2Bg6JNE --- Visit our website to find out more: https://www.axa-research.org/ --- For more great videos, check out our YouTube Channel:    / @axaresearchfundlive   --- Find us on other social channels: X:   / axaresearchfund   LinkedIn:   / axa-research-fund