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Regence: National Study Finds Diabetes Growing Fastest Among 18- to 34-year-olds

Source Cambia Health Solutions, Inc.
Published Date 8/17/2017
Diabetes outpaces heart disease, substance abuse and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease according to recent study

Diabetes rates have nearly doubled in the past three decades, ranking it third in overall health impact in the U.S. Affecting quality of life of 30.3 million Americans and ultimately increasing cost across the health care system, a new study released by Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) shows that diabetes has increased most rapidly among people ages 18 through 34. According to the study, young adults have experienced a 4.7 percent growth in diabetes from 2013 through 2015 - a direct correlation between this age group’s spike in obesity rates and a key contributor to the onset of Type 2 diabetes. ...
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