Not Exactly Shocking News
In an announcement that should surprise exactly nobody, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the incidence of self-reported diabetes has risen dramatically in the past six years, attributable primarily to obesity.
From 1997 to 2003, the incidence of self-reported, diagnosed type 2 diabetes rose 41 percent in almost all groups of people, but was most prominent among the obese. Other groups at risk were those with little education, older populations and minorities.
“I`m concerned if we don`t do something about this problem now, we`re going to have bigger problems in the future,” said lead author Linda Geiss, a statistician for the CDC. The study was published this week in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
Interestingly, the study showed that even after a diagnosis, the increase in obesity within the diabetic population paralleled that of the general population. So much for that whole “scared skinny” phenomenon we’ve all heard anecdotally, time and time again.
(via Monsters and Critics)
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