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Health Encyclopedia: Type 2 Diabetes Risk Factors

Risk Factors

Over 19 million Americans have diabetes; up to 95% of these cases are type 2. In addition, 26% of Americans age 20 and older (and 40% of Americans age 65 and older) have impaired fasting glucose, a pre-diabetes condition that increases the risk for diabetes. According to a 2006 study, a total of 73 million Americans either have diabetes or are at risk of developing it.

Historically, type 2 diabetes usually developed after the age of 40, but it is now also increasing in children. Given...

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The Influence of Celebrities Who Smoke

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...bulimia has seemed to go hand-in-hand with the rise in obesity among kids. The popular media is... Read more »

The Diversity of Diabetes

By Dr. Fran Cogen , Health Expert

...behavior (playing video games, watching television) and obesity may play a role in the... Read more »

Diabetes in children in the US

By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert

...diabetes had more metabolic factors associated with obesity and insulin resistance... than youth... Read more »

Obese Children and Sleep Disordered Breathing

By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert

Childhood obesity is on the rise, and along with the obesity comes other problems --- heart... Read more »

Straight from the Womb: Are we dooming our children?

By Dr. Frank Varon , Health Expert

...risks of maternal glycemia related to the risk of obesity in childhood was just published in... Read more »

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Eating Disorders: Introduction

...discussed in this report. [For more information on bingeing without purging, see In-Depth Report #53: Obesity.]Eating Disorders Not Otherwise SpecifiedA fourth category called eating disorders not... Read more »

Obesity Risks & Risk Factors

Where you live plays a role in your risk for obesity. Simply living in the United States makes a person more susceptible to obesity. The prevalence of obesity in America has risen... Read more »

Causes of Obesity: Biological and Medical Causes

Biologic and Medical CausesObesity results when a person consumes more calories than energy. Several different factors may influence weight gain.About 90% of people who lose weight through dieting... Read more »

Gallstones and Gallbladder Disease: Highlights

Risk FactorsObesity. Being overweight is a significant risk factor for gallstones. In obese people, the liver over-produces cholesterol, which is delivered into the bile and causes it to... Read more »

Obesity Related Complications

General Adverse Effects of Obesity. Obesity, defined as a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or over, accounts for nearly 300,000 deaths in the U.S. each year. It is associated with more... Read more »

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