Does Weight Cause Diabetes

We all see the "daily" news reports that diseases linked to obesity that are increasingly lethal in the world today. The death totals for diseases related to obesity have increased by more than thirty percent in the last decade. Obesity contributes to heart disease, stroke and diabetes and do not forget that they contribute to a host of diseases, including arthritis. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported in a new study that self-reported diabetes has skyrocketed over the past six years. They also argue that obesity is the main cause of this dramatic increase. These groups most at risk are people older, less educated and minorities. Minorities are predisposed than white Caucasians to develop diabetes. The

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