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Don't let the scale fool you: Why you could still be at risk for diabetes

  • Written by Arch Mainous, Professor of Public Health , University of Florida
imageWorking out can help you avoid diabetes, but being thin is no guarantee. From www.shuttterstock.com

Type 2 diabetes has reached epidemic proportions, with an estimated 29 million people in the U.S. having the disease and another 86 million considered prediabetic. With an estimated cost of US$245 billion, prevention becomes critically important to...

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