There is a direct relation between obesity and
diabetes. Overweight increase the troubles from diabetes. Obesity is not the
chief cause of diabetes. However it is the leading cause. The risk of diabetes
is increased 53 fold with severe obesity. While heredity is the deciding factor
in diabetes chances are too less if the person takes care not to gain weight as
he grows. Many persons with normal weight are not diabetes even though there is
a family history of diabetes.
About 90 percent of diabetes have adult on set
diabetes. This diabetes develop between the ages of 30 and 60 associated with
obesity.