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Article: Battling blood sugar: environment and diet are factors in rising adult-onset diabetes. (Your Health).
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- E Magazine
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- September 1, 2002
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Seventeen million Americans have diabetes, and the incidence of new cases has increased 32 percent since 1990, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. People are being diagnosed at younger and younger ages. Experts are still searching for the cause, but most say it is related to high-fat diets and a lack of exercise. "It's really mirroring the increasing trend of obesity," says Dr. Francine Kaufman, president of the American Diabetes Association. Many scientists believe diets heavy in highly refined carbohydrates and environmental factors also play a significant role.
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