The latest prediction by the CDC is that new diabetes cases will surge in the U.S. by 2050 unless something is done about the obesity epidemic. It is estimated that 1 in 3 Americans will have the disease.

The overwhelming feeling is that the key is in prevention. The fact that people are living longer and diabetes patients are living longer after diagnosis are two more reasons that the incidence of the disease is expected to greatly increase. Weight loss through both diet and exercise is the only hope to correct this dangerous trend.

Weight loss and exercise can prevent or at least delay the patients with prediabetes from developing Type II diabetes. People at risk due to their weight, family history, ethnic background, and other factors need to get screened. bjmdjd

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · diabetes · obesity · prediabetes · weight loss and exercise

A study published online in the Journal of Pediatrics reports that children who are morbidly obese will live 10 to 20 years less and develop illnesses in their 20′s that are associated with people 40 to 60 years old.

Keep in mind that these children are MORBIDLY obese, not just over weight. The study involved 710,949 children ages 2 to 19 and found that 7.3% of boys and 5.5% of girls were morbidly obese. Black teenage girls and Hispanic teenage boys were the most affected.  bjmdjd

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Journal of Pediatrics · morbid obesity · morbid obesity in children · obesity