Tuesday, February 23, 2010
There is an epidemic of pre-diabetes and diabetes in the United States. Fifty years ago, diabetes was a relatively uncommon disease. Today, the latest estimates are that 50% of Americans are now diabetic or pre-diabetic.
There are some obvious reasons to explain why this epidemic has develop...
Dr. Davis,
Interest commentary. May I know the source for the 50% figure? The most recent (2007) figures I see are 23.6 million diabetics, and 57 million pre-diabetes.
Thank you.