(02-10-06) Obesity Fuels Diabetes

A new study confirms the role of obesity in diabetes
risk. The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention compiled national health survey data
from 1997 to 2003 to examine trends in the
incidence of diagnosed diabetes among U.S. adults.
Of those with diabetes in 2003, 89 percent were
overweight or obese (30 percent and 59 percent,
respectively). The total increase in diagnosed
diabetes was 41 percent.

While this study did not distinguish between type 1
(formerly called "childhood-onset") diabetes and
type 2 ("adult-onset") diabetes, type 2 accounts for
90 percent to 95 percent of all diabetes cases.
Because type 2 diabetes often relates to body
weight, a change in diet and lifestyle can reduce the
risk of the disease and aid in its treatment.

Geiss LS, Pan L, Cadwell B, Gregg EW, Benjamin
SM, Engelgau MM. Changes in incidence of
diabetes in U.S. adults, 1997-2003. Am J Prev Med.
2006;30:371-377.

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