Obesity Epidemic to Blame for Increased Number of Diabetes Cases in U.S.: "There has been a staggering increase in the prevalence of obesity over the past 30 years in the United States," said researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland, via dailyrx.com.
Lead study author Elizabeth Selvin, PhD, MPH, of the university, examined diabetic conditions as defined by hemoglobin A1c or HbA1c. This is typically the blood test used to provide information on a patient's average blood sugar levels during the previous three months.
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