There are genetic risk factors for developing diabetes, but certain environmental issues play a role too. HealthMaker Daniel Kelly, MD, elaborates on the connection between environment and diabetes in this video.
There clearly are environmental aspects to this and so in addition to using the bio markers if you will of genetic and genomics, we need to take snap shots of someone's environment, what they are putting into their body, their level of wellness and fitness.
Daniel Kelly, MD, is senior vice president, Tavistock Distinguished Professor and scientific director of the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute at Lake Nona. He specializes in heart disease, metabolic Syndrome, obesity and diabetes.
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