Overweight people get heart disease and diabetes – and more severe swine flu – because their fat triggers inflammation, an immune response meant to fight infection.

超重的人易患心脏病和糖尿病-及更为严重的猪流感-因为他们的脂肪激惹炎症，能战胜感染的一种免疫反应。

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Experts say that doctors should keep an eye out for people with high odds of the disease-namely those who are overweight and have other diabetes risk factors.

专家说，医生应该关注极有可能患糖尿病的人们，也就是说那些超重和有其它糖尿病风险因素的人。

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Being overweight can lead to high blood pressure, diabetes and heart attacks.

肥胖能引起高血压、糖尿病和心脏病发作。

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They are less likely to be overweight and have type two diabetes.

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The safety and efficacy of Belviq were evaluated in three randomized, placebo-controlled trials that included nearly 8, 000 obese and overweight patients, with and without type 2 diabetes, treated for 52 to 104 weeks.

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China and India are now battling epidemics of diabetes and obesity, and 1.4 billion globally are considered overweight. 90 percent of water used in developing nations goes to agriculture, and yet a full third of what is grown is wasted.

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But overall, diabetes, driven so intensely by overweight and obesity, "is a terribly difficult problem, " Dr. Weir says.

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