Although the number of soldiers of the Ministry of National Defense (Sedena) overweight or obesity decreased in the last three years, the number of elements that were diagnosed with diabetes or arterial hypertension increased in 2014.

Each year, the number of new diabetic or hypertensive patients has had slight variations, but has not decreased significantly despite the weight control program implemented by SEDENA.

Both diseases are related to overweight or obesity.

Last year 55 uniformed were informed that some type of diabetes mellitus suffer and 38 new cases of hypertension were detected, both diseases related to excessive accumulation of fat in the body, according to the statistics delivered by the defense at 24 hours via transparency.

On the other hand, in 2013 49 and 35 cases were diagnosed, respectively, while in 2012 there were 52 and 37.

In 2013 there was a decrease in both diagnoses, but the next year the statistics of the army since 2007 of both diseases were exceeded when they registered 56 and 24 cases of diabetes and high blood pressure.

This year, until June, Sedena had 29 new cases of diabetes and 36 hypertension, according to the request for information with folio 0000700141815.

Although in the last three years 2 thousand 307 elements could lose weight, only 763 were discharged from the control program, which means that for the majority the effort was not enough to have the ideal weight.

In the ranks of the army there are 11 thousand 213 uniformed with problems of overweight or obesity, 7 thousand 303 with the first disease and 3 thousand 910 with the second.

Of the overweight people 6,824 are men and 479 women, meanwhile, the obese are 3,615 men and 295 women.

Most soldiers who accumulated excessive fat are young.The age range with more overweight cases in both sexes is 21 to 30 years, followed closely by the range of 31 to 40 years.

As for obesity, most cases in both sexes belong to the age range between 31 and 40 years;It is very close to those between 21 and 30 years old, and from 41 to 50.

The elements of the Sedena overweight or obesity are mandatory to a weight control program, with a duration of one year, which includes medical, nutritional support, diet supervision, physical conditioning and psychological help.

Diabetes and hypertension are chronic non -contagious diseases, according to studies carried out by the World Health Organization (WHO).

WHO defines overweight and obesity as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that can be harmful to health.

In their reports they warn that one in 10 adults in the world has diabetes, related disease, as well as hypertension, high consumption of fatty or sugary foods, alcohol and smoking.

WHO emphasizes that almost 80 % of death from these diseases occur in low and medium -sized countries, such as Mexico, where seven out of 10 people have overweight or obesity and among children one in three.

Statistics places the country first internationally.Throughout the world there are around 500 million people with obesity, that is, 12% of the population, the majority (26%) are in the American continent.Mexico and the United States occupy the first places in overweight or obesity worldwide.