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Type 2 Diabetes Among American Youth Predicted to Soar 673 Percent in Coming Decades: Expert Forecast

Type 2 Diabetes Among American Youth Predicted to Soar 673 Percent in Coming Decades: Expert Forecast
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Naveen Athrappully
Naveen Athrappully
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1/2/2023|Updated: 1/2/2023
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A new modeling study has found that the number of young Americans who are likely to develop type 2 diabetes in the country could rise almost sevenfold over the next 40 years—an estimate that has shocked some experts.

The study, “Projections of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Burden in the U.S. Population Aged <20 Years Through 2060: The SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study,” was published in the journal of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) on Dec. 16. It forecasts that up to 220,000 young Americans under the age of 20 might have type 2 diabetes by 2060, which is a 673 percent increase from 2017 levels.
Naveen Athrappully
Naveen Athrappully
Reporter
Naveen Athrappully is a news reporter covering business and world events at The Epoch Times.
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