diabetes

1 in 4 people in the united states have a condition called "pre-diabetes" I did the math myself. 19% of people, basically it's becoming too common too fast.

ATLANTA (AP) — The number of Americans with diabetes has grown to about 24 million people, or roughly 8 percent of the U.S. population, the government said Tuesday.

A report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, based on data from 2007, said the number represents an increase of about 3 million over two years. The CDC estimates another 57 million people have blood sugar abnormalities called pre-diabetes, which puts people at increased risk for the disease.

source: AP
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jEUewyQoHAD6A6cogzyskPA92FjgD91GPBRG6

5 years: More amputees, more pharmaceuticals, more weight loss industry businesses

Overall, it seems as though change won't happen until the people see the real affects in their daily lives: such as dead loved ones and people missing limbs. I feel like this is a good time to say that modern humans have the right to health, I don't understand why shelter and health care are not a human right.

More from the AP:
After adjusting for population age differences between various groups, the rate of diagnosed diabetes was highest among American Indians and Alaska Natives (16.5 percent). This was followed by blacks (11.8 percent) and Hispanics (10.4 percent), which includes rates for Puerto Ricans (12.6 percent), Mexican Americans (11.9 percent), and Cubans (8.2 percent).
By comparison, the rate for Asian Americans was 7.5 percent, with whites at 6.6 percent.