Obesity is a leading cause of many chronic diseases. It increases your risk of hypertension heart disease diabetes and even cancer. Today with obesity assuming epidemic proportions around the world many scientists are looking hard at the effects it can have on your body. According to a new study at the University of Cambridge in the UK body mass index (BMI) is a more powerful risk factor for diabetes than genetics. Researchers say that losing weight could prevent or even reverse diabetes. Obesity is the main modifiable cause of type 2 diabetes while genetic make-up may also identify individuals with