TOPIC: Globalisation » Social » Health » Physical » Diabetes
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videos
Date
2013-06-25
Actor
Attia, Peter
Source
TEDMed
Uploaded date
2013-07-05
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What If We're Wrong About Diabetes?

"As a young ER doctor, Peter Attia felt contempt for a patient with diabetes. She was overweight, he thought, and thus responsible for the fact that she needed a foot amputation. But years later, Attia received an unpleasant medical surprise that led him to wonder: is our understanding of diabetes right? Could the precursors to diabetes cause obesity, and not the other way around? A look at how assumptions may be leading us to wage the wrong medical war." (Quoted from site)

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