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> Because the majority of people with Type II Diabetes (not all) could cure themselves just by eating less!

Do you have a reliable source for "majority"?

Only one of these is "eats too much".

> age – being over the age of 40 (over 25 for south Asian people)

> genetics – having a close relative with the condition (parent, brother or sister)

> weight – being overweight or obese

> ethnicity – being of south Asian, Chinese, African-Caribbean or black African origin (even if you were born in the UK)