Title: How Diabetes Became an Epidemic - Diabetes Center - Everyday Health
Headings: How Diabetes Became an Epidemic
How Diabetes Became an Epidemic
Diabetes in the United States
The Worldwide Diabetes Epidemic
What’s Being Done to Stop the Diabetes Epidemic
What You Can Do
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Content: Scientists have been working to find out why more people are developing diabetes and looking for strategies to help reverse this trend. Diabetes in the United States
In the United States, diabetes has become increasingly prevalent in recent years. In 1980, 5.8 million people were diagnosed with diabetes, compared with 17.9 million today. Diabetes is expected to rise significantly in the near future. It is estimated that one in three Americans living today will eventually develop diabetes, and that the number of cases will increase in this country by 165 percent by 2050. Researchers believe that the following factors play a role in the increase: The baby-boomer population is aging, and your chances of developing diabetes increases with age. The Hispanic population is one of the fastest-growing segments of the United States population, and Hispanics are at increased risk of developing diabetes. Americans are becoming increasingly overweight and physically inactive, both known risk factors for diabetes. The Worldwide Diabetes Epidemic
Diabetes is now a problem that affects people everywhere.