Diabetes or Pre-Diabetes Now Strikes 1 in 4 Americans

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Diabetes or Pre-Diabetes Now Strikes One in Four Americans

 

The number of Americans with diabetes has grown to about 24 million

people, or

roughly 8 percent of the U.S. population.A report by the Centers for

Disease

Control and Prevention, based on data from 2007, indicates an

increase of about

3 million cases since over just two years. The CDC estimates another

57 million

people have a condition called pre-diabetes, which puts people at

increased risk

for the disease.

Diabetes results from defects in insulin production that cause sugar

to build up

in the body. It is the seventh leading cause of death in the U.S.

 

Dr. Mercola's Comments:

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/07/19/diabetes

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