"40% of American adults will develop type 2 diabetes in their lifetime"-CDC study shows.This horrendous statistic shows the rise of our relentless plague of modern diseases; diabetes, overweight, cardiovascular disease, stroke and Alzheimer's (now thought to have a common cause-the latter being reclassified as diabetes type 3). As the authors of the study that produced this frightening statistic conclude, "These findings...emphasize the need for effective interventions to reduce incidence."
