Diabetes Serious Health Concern for Latinos; Dietitian Says More Awareness is Needed about the Disease’s Link to Other Health Disorders
Tagged: diabetes, population“Diabetes is a serious health concern for Latinos and occurs at an earlier age for Latinos than other populations. In fact, the American Diabetes Association states that more than two million Latino-Americans have diabetes, and the prevalence of type 2 diabetes is nearly twice as high in Latinos than non-Latino whites.(1)
Although most Latinos are aware of the disease, many don’t realize that diabetes is accompanied by other health disorders, such as heart disease and stroke, high blood pressure, blindness and kidney disease.”
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Posted on: November 1st, 2005Curation from Tomás
Filed Under: 1. Hispanic News, Health, Press Releases
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