Metric:20.8M Americans live with diabetes

The Centers for Disease Control released new diabetes numbers which appear to suggest the disease is tightening its grip on American society. According to CDC researchers, 20.8 million Americans now live with some form of the condition, an increase of 14 percent from two years ago. The jump reflects an increase in the age and weight of the average American. The growth trend for the disease is not limited to the US alone, researchers note. The World Health Organization recently released a report which suggests that the number of worldwide cases will double to 366 million.

- see this article from the Atlanta Journal Constitution

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