The coming epidemic of type 2 diabetes in young adults
Monday, July 7, 2008 - 15:14
in Health & Medicine
How will the epidemic of childhood obesity today affect the future health of Americans? As concern about children's health grows along with their waistlines, medical experts fear that the childhood obesity epidemic could lead to large numbers of younger adults developing type 2 diabetes, causing serious and lasting health complications for future generations of Americans...
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