Heart attacks and strokes in England are set to surge in the next 20 years as diabetes cases linked to lifestyle increase, a charity has warned.

The number of diabetics is projected to rise by one million by 2035, largely driven by more cases of type 2 diabetes and increasing rates of obesity.

This could lead to a 29% rise in heart attacks and strokes linked to diabetes, the British Heart Foundation said.

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Researchers have found that short bursts of intense exercise produce similar results to traditional longer-duration workouts.

Researchers compared two types of exercise programme over a 12-week period with a control. The two programmes were:

-a 10-minute “intense” workout, three times a week (referred to as Sprint Interval Training)

-a 50-minute moderate intensity workout, once a week

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The number of children and young people being treated for type 2 diabetes in England and Wales has gone up from 507 to 715 in four years, new figures show.

More than three-quarters were also obese, according to the NHS data.

Child health experts said the rise was “alarming” and the childhood obesity epidemic was “starting to bite”.

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