443 John Schoonbee - Why a $43B reinsurer believes type 2 diabetes is reversible

Four or five eggs, swimming in butter. For breakfast! That is how Dr. John Schoonbee eats. A trained doctor and Global Chief Medical Officer at Swiss Re (a $43 billion reinsurance giant), John studied medicine in South Africa and worked as a GP before following his love of maths into reinsurance. His job is to spot the health trends that shape how long people live; and for the past decade, one trend in particular has caught his attention: nutrition. It’s a breakfast that goes against almost e...