Type 2 Diabetes
topic on 3 shows · 4 statements across 3 episodes
the a16z Podcast 
Big Technology 
20VC
4 statements about Type 2 Diabetes, every show
Hari: Obesity at age 18 carries a 70% lifetime diabetes risk
“If you're obese when you're 18 years old, you have a 70% chance of developing diabetes in your life, and diabetes, type two diabetes, knocks 15 years off your life on average”
Julie Yoo: Type 2 diabetes affects over 11% of Americans
“It affects over 11% of us, and so one in 10 of the people that you know are likely to be diagnosed with type two diabetes at some point in their life.”
Inkinen: Obesity and diabetes epidemics stem from bad science, not willpower
“The massive obesity and type two diabetes epidemic has actually nothing to do with lack of willpower or that all these obese and diabetic people can only blame themselves for their condition.”
Inkinen: Virta's diabetes reversal approach will become mainstream consensus within 5 years
“For Berta, in five years, I think the rest of the world will finally go from, no way, guys, that's impossible, you guys are crazy, to more something like, wait a second, that's totally obvious, that's how you cure diabetes, that's the future of healthcare, why…”