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The twin epidemics of diabetes and obesity continue. From 1991 to 2001, a recent CDC study found a 61 percent increase in diagnosed diabetes (including gestational) in Americans and a 74 percent increase in obesity, reflecting the strong correlation between obesity and the development of diabetes. 

U.S. Maps

• Prevalence of Diabetes
• Obesity Trends in Adults

Press Releases/Journal Articles

• New State Data Show Obesity and Diabetes Still On the Rise
  December 30, 2002
  • Journal article: Prevalence of Obesity, Diabetes, and Obesity-Related Health Risk Factors, 2001. JAMA. 2003 Jan 1;289(1):76-9.
• Twin Epidemics of Diabetes and Obesity Continue to Threaten the Health of Americans CDC Says
  September 11, 2001
  • Journal article: The Continuing Epidemics of Obesity and Diabetes in the United States. JAMA 2001 Sept 12;286(10):1195-1200.
• Diabetes Rates Rise Another 6 Percent in 1999
  January 26, 2001
  • Journal article: Diabetes Trends in the U.S.: 1990-1998. Diabetes Care 2000 Sept;23(9):1278-1283.
• Major Increase in Diabetes Among Adults Occurred Nationwide Between 1990 and 1998
  August 23, 2000
  • Journal article: The Continuing Increase of Diabetes in the U.S. [letter to editor]. Diabetes Care 2001 Feb;24(2):412.

Related CDC Web Sites

• Diabetes Frequently Asked Questions and National Diabetes Fact Sheet

• State Diabetes Prevention and Control Programs

• Diabetes and Children

• Studies on the Cost of Diabetes

• The Economics of Diabetes Mellitus: An Annotated Bibliography

• CDC's Division of Diabetes Translation

• CDC's Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity

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