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Nearly 20 Million Americans and 120 million people around the world now suffer from diabetes mellitus, some of them needlessly. This number is expected to double in the next 25 years.
“Dramatic new evidence signals the unfolding of a diabetes epidemic in the United States. With obesity on the rise, we can expect the sharp increase in diabetes rates to continue. Unless these dangerous trends are halted, the impact on our nation's health and medical care costs will be overwhelming.”
Jeffrey P. Koplan, MD, MPH
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1998-2002
The chart below shows diagnosed diabetes statistics as of 1997. As you can see, there were already over 10 million cases of diagnosed diabetes. This number has risen significantly since, to over 11 million diagnosed cases, and an estimated 6 million more undiagnosed in 2000. This number has continued to rise at an alarming rate....."
Click link for more crucial health information about diabetes.
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from TouchArt.net and OneEarthBlog.blogspot.com
“Dramatic new evidence signals the unfolding of a diabetes epidemic in the United States. With obesity on the rise, we can expect the sharp increase in diabetes rates to continue. Unless these dangerous trends are halted, the impact on our nation's health and medical care costs will be overwhelming.”
Jeffrey P. Koplan, MD, MPH
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1998-2002
The chart below shows diagnosed diabetes statistics as of 1997. As you can see, there were already over 10 million cases of diagnosed diabetes. This number has risen significantly since, to over 11 million diagnosed cases, and an estimated 6 million more undiagnosed in 2000. This number has continued to rise at an alarming rate....."
Click link for more crucial health information about diabetes.
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from TouchArt.net and OneEarthBlog.blogspot.com
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