Killing me sweetly with diabetes
Minority Diabetes Reports Thursday, April 19th, 2012Beinglatino.us: 04/16/2012 By Cristopher Rubio
I live in the fattest part of the country.
No really, a Gallup poll recently declared the Rio Grande Valley (Texas) as the most obese Metropolitan area in the United States of America, with nearly 40 percent of its residents classified as obese.
You’ve probably heard and read plenty about the obesity epidemicin the United States, the country where even the majority ofhousehold pets are overweight. You probably also know that obesity leads to high blood pressure, heart disease, cancer, and even a lighter wallet.
But, hopefully you are also aware that obesity, even moderate obesity, dramatically increases the risk of type II diabetes. If this alone isn’t enough to sound an alarm in your head, consider that Latinos are 1.6 times more likely to die of diabetes than non-Hispanic whites. Read More
