Up to one in three American adults will have diabetes by 2050 unless something is done to curb unhealthy lifestyle trends in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned on Friday.
CDC projects that 1 in 3 people will have diabetes by 2050.
Currently, diabetes affects one in 10 U.S. adults, but government health officials say the aging population, as well as an increase in minority groups more prone to the condition could push the statistics higher.
The rise in number of obese American is also one of the largest contributors to the CDC’s projection, according to ABC News chief health and medical editor Dr. Richard Besser.
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