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Diabetes becoming alarmingly common worldwide, new study finds

Diabetes becoming alarmingly common worldwide, new study finds

Nearly 10 percent of the world’s adults have diabetes, and the prevalence of the disease is rising rapidly. As in the United States and other wealthy nations, increased obesity and inactivity are the primary cause in such developing countries as India and in Latin America, the Caribbean and the Middle East.

 

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