Reducing the prevalence of obesity may prevent up to half of new Type 2 diabetes cases in the United States, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access journal of the American Heart Association.
Up to Half of New Type 2 Diabetes Cases in U.S. Are Linked to Obesity, Study Finds
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New research released Wednesday underscores the role of obesity in type 2 diabetes. It suggests that obesity plays a major factor in up to half of new diabetes cases that occur annually in the U.S.
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The link between obesity and type 2 diabetes a condition where blood sugar levels become uncontrollable and stay too high is well established. But the authors say their new study, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, provides a more recent estimate on how often obesity contributes to diabetes, one that relies on longer term data than past studies have used. The study was led by researchers at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.
Obesity helps drive half of new diabetes cases among Americans
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Researchers found that over nearly two decades, obesity contributed to anywhere from 30% to 53% of new Type 2 diabetes diagnoses among middle-aged and older Americans. Photo by TeroVesalainen/Pixabay
Obesity is the culprit in up to half of new diabetes cases among Americans each year, a new study estimates.
Researchers found that over nearly two decades, obesity contributed to anywhere from 30% to 53% of new Type 2 diabetes diagnoses among middle-aged and older Americans. That higher percentage was seen in recent years, as the prevalence of obesity rose nationally.
Advertisement It very clearly looks like trends in obesity and Type 2 diabetes run parallel to each other, said study author Dr. Sadiya Khan, an assistant professor at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.