Survey shows incidence of diabetes, obesity increasing
A Gallup survey of more than 623,000 U.S. adults found 11.3% reported having diabetes in the third quarter of 2009, up from 10.4% in the first quarter of 2008. Analysts said the U.S. obesity rate increased 1 percentage point in quarter-to-quarter comparisons to 2008, and people who are obese are almost three times more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes.
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This story published in ANA SmartBrief on 10/30/2009
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