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Disability rates rise; link found to obesity

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, January 26th, 2004

The obesity epidemic caused disability rates to rise sharply in the last 2 decades among Americans younger than 60, according to a new study by RAND Corp. researchers.

The RAND Health study was published in the January 2004 edition of the journal Health Affairs.

The study found that the number of people ages 30-49 who were disabled in their ability to care for themselves or perform other routine tasks increased by more than 50% from 1984-2000.

For people ages 30-39, the number reporting disabilities rose from 118 per 10,000 people to 182 per 10,000 people from 1984 to 1996. For those ages 40-49, the numbers rose from 212...

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Source: Obesity and Diabetes Week (2004-01-26)

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