Learn about our fastest-growing chronic disease with Dr Michael Mosley
<p>Renowned doctor and trusted medical journalist Dr. Michael Mosley is back on our televisions screens to tackle Australia’s fastest growing chronic disease, type 2 diabetes.</p>
<p>Called <em>Australia's Health Revolution with Dr. Michael Mosley, </em>this new TV show premieres soon on Wednesday 13 October at 7.30pm on SBS and SBS On Demand.</p>
<p>In the show, Dr Mosley tackles some of our misconceptions about just how healthy Australians are and he embarks on a confronting journey alongside eight brave Australians.</p>
<p><strong>Eating his way into, and out of, ill health</strong></p>
<p>Working with proud Gomeroi man and exercise physiologist Ray Kelly, Dr Mosley puts his own body on the line to demonstrate the latest science and he shows us just how fast you can eat your way into, and out of, ill health.</p>
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<p>To demonstrate this, Dr. Mosley follows an average Australian diet and in just two weeks, his blood sugar levels become pre-diabetic and he pushes his blood pressure worryingly high - highlighting the root of Australia’s obesity and type 2 diabetes epidemic, at a time where almost 200 Australians are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes every day.</p>
<p>Dr Mosley isn’t on this journey alone. He and Ray meet with eight brave Australians diagnosed with type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes who dream of getting their health back and turning their lives around. Together with Ray, Dr Mosley guides the participants through drastic diet and lifestyle adjustments rather than medicine, in an attempt to reverse the effects of pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes.</p>
<p><strong>Can they kick start a ‘Health Revolution’ and empower a nation to take ownership of its health? </strong></p>
<p>Dr Michael Mosley has said we’ve become too complacent about the dramatic surge in rates of type 2 diabetes, driven by weight gain: “If we’re going to tackle our obesity epidemic, then we need to understand how our bodies work so we can reverse the damage we are doing,” he adds.</p>
<p>“I was really shocked by how quickly my weight, blood pressure and blood sugar levels rose when I started eating far more ultra-processed foods, the sort of diet many Australians follow. I want to show people simple ways we can all improve our health, and that every bit counts.</p>
<p>“I hope people are surprised and perhaps alarmed when they watch this show – I want it to challenge what you think you know about food and health, and I hope it illustrates just how deadly increased blood sugars can be. But also, how we can beat it,” he said.</p>
<p><strong>Now is an important time to be healthy</strong></p>
<p>Celia Tait, Executive Producer Artemis Media said of the show: “There has never been a more important time to be healthy. Now, as we grapple with the complexity of living amidst a pandemic, it’s all the more important to share the latest science around type 2 diabetes reversal.</p>
<p>“We take heart and inspiration from Dr Michael Mosley, Ray Kelly and the participants whose stories we follow and who show us how to live a healthier life,” she added.</p>
<p><strong><img style="width: 0px; height: 0px;" src="/nothing.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/bf113418f44947df97b023103ec2efa6" /></strong><strong>Supportive programming from NITV</strong></p>
<p>In addition to the SBS broadcast, NITV will air a suite of supportive programming which explores the type 2 diabetes epidemic in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.</p>
<p>At 8:35pm on Wednesday 13 October on <em>Living Black</em>, Karla Grant speaks with Dr Michael Mosley about what fired his passion to take the fight against type 2 diabetes globally and gets the answers on why the disease is so prolific in Indigenous communities.</p>
<p><em>Australia's Health Revolution with Dr. Michael Mosley </em>will be available to stream on <a href="https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/">SBS On Demand,</a> with subtitled versions available in Arabic, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean.</p>
<p>The TV show is an Artemis Media production for SBS with principal production investment from Screen Australia in association with SBS.</p>
<p>You can join the conversation at #AusHealthRevolution</p>
<p><em>Image and video: SBS TV</em></p>
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