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Saturday, May 26th, 2012

Nearly a Quarter of Teens Diabetic or Prediabetic, Report Says

Author:     JANICE D'ARCY
Source:     The Washington Post
Publication Date:     07:00 AM ET, 05/21/2012
 Link: Nearly a Quarter of Teens Diabetic or Prediabetic, Report Says
Stephan:   This is the latest update on an increasingly distressing trend. We are literally maiming our young in the service of profit for the few. The only way out of this that I can see is eating locally grown organic food, or food you raise yourself, eating nothing that is processed. Your children's health hangs in the balance.

Now, yet more evidence that children’s health is in dire need of attention: A new study released today shows that almost a quarter of teens have diabetes or prediabetes.

Almost a quarter.

That’s up from 9 percent a decade ago, according to a study in the June 2012 issue of Pediatrics, published online today.

The findings come from a report that looked more broadly at the risk factors teens have for cardiovascular disease. ‘Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Among U.S. Adolescents, 1999-2008

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