Are you aware that diabetes is developing at earlier ages throughout the industralized world? According to research from United States, type 2 diabetes now accounts for 30 percent of all new cases of diabetes diagnosed in American teenagers, median age at diagnosis is about 60, but the entire age distribution curve is shifting to the left. The most extreme scenario is in the United States, where the first cases of type 2 diabetes in white children aged under 10 were being reported.
In 2002, heart disease statistics show that 696,947 people died of heart disease (51% were women). This was 29% of all U.S. deaths. In 2006, heart disease is projected to cost more than $258 billion, including health care services, medications, and lost productivity.
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