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The obesity epidemic and rising diabetes incidence in a low-income racially diverse southern US cohort.

Baqiyyah N ConwayXijing HanHeather M MunroAmy L GrossXiao-Ou ShuMargaret K HargreavesWei ZhengAlvin C PowersWilliam J Blot
Published in: PloS one (2018)
Even using conservative criteria to ascertain diabetes incidence (i.e., requiring diabetes medication use and ignoring undiagnosed cases), rates of obesity-associated diabetes were exceptionally high in this low-income adult population. The findings indicate that effective strategies to halt the rising prevalence of obesity are needed to avoid substantial increases in diabetes in coming years.
Keyphrases
  • type diabetes
  • glycemic control
  • cardiovascular disease
  • insulin resistance
  • metabolic syndrome
  • weight loss
  • risk factors
  • weight gain
  • high fat diet induced
  • body mass index