“Go to the dictionary and look up the words horrible, ugly, painful, expensive, selfish, cruel, ferocious, relentless, and fearful. Each of these words describes diabetes.”

-- Walter M. Bortz, II, M.D.

Dr. Walter M. Bortz is one of America’s most distinguished scientific experts on aging and diabetes. In his latest book Diabetes Danger, Dr. Bortz points out the direct link between diabetes and obesity.

We learn that worldwide there are one billion overweight people, which represents a doubling in 20 years. In addition, this tendency is continuing as China and India are becoming more westernized. For example, between 1989 and 1997, the number of overweight Chinese men has tripled and that of Chinese women has doubled. “By 2030, India will have 62 million citizens with diabetes. That is equal to the entire population of Great Britain or France today!”

And yet, there is hope. Dr. Bortz tells us what we can do to heal and age with dignity.