Alianza por la Salud Alimentaria manifests and reminds the victims of diabetes

It is estimated that the number of deaths due to diabetes during the administration of Enrique Peña Nieto is about 610,000, an increase of more than 20% compared to the deaths recorded by this disease at during the six-year term of Felipe Calderón Hinojosa, which was about 500 thousand. And they represent five times more than the reported deaths attributed to organized crime by the government during this administration, said the Alliance for Food Health in a statement.

In front of the facilities of the Ministry of Health, carrying a tombstone containing figures of deaths due to diabetes in the sexennences of EPN and FCH and asking how many will die for this cause during the six years of AMLO, organizations of Civil society denounced the failure of the National Strategy for Prevention and Control of Overweight, Obesity and Diabetes (ENSOD), due to the interference of the industry in its design and evaluation.

On the tombstone guarded by dead people wrapped in black robes, skulls and incense burners were placed amid junk food garbage recovered from Oxxo storefronts, a sign of the deterioration of the eating habits of the Mexican population and its high consumption of ultra-processed products. and sugary drinks, which are the main cause of epidemics of obesity and diabetes.

"Mexico is the member country of the OECD where the prevalence of diabetes is highest or even higher than that of the United States, and is among the five countries in the world with more than 10 million people with diabetes. The death rate from diabetes mellitus in Mexico is double that of Latin America and nearly 6.5 times higher than that of North America. "

The costs for the state and families have also increased, according to the association. According to a recent report from the Ministry of Health itself, between 2014 and 2017, the total cost of overweight and obesity would have gone from 223,563 million to 240,751 million, and it is estimated that it will rise to 272,434 million by 2023 if the optimal measures are not taken. to solve the problem.

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