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Diabetes Research
Holiday gluttony can spell disaster for undiagnosed diabetics
December 11th, 2006
Hearty feasts and couch-potato marathons are holiday traditions, but University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center experts warn that packing on pounds and not exercising could be deadly for the 6 million Americans who have diabetes and don't even know it. Diabetes, a metabolic disorder linked with obesity, can be a silent killer because its symptoms aren't sudden, but build up over time and lead to heart disease or other maladies. That's bad news for those with undiagnosed diabetes. "The obesity epidemic is surging and people don't realize they're setting themselves up to develop diabetes. They're like ticking time bombs," said...
Source: Obesity & Diabetes Week (2006-12-11)
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