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Diabetes May Be a Major, Overlooked Reason Americans Are Now Dying Earlier

  • January 28, 2017

Middle-aged Americans are dying at younger ages, and a new study triples the estimate of these deaths due to diabetes, Vox reports. Presently, diabetes is listed as the seventh cause of death in the U.S. — but this study suggests that, in reality, deaths caused by diabetes may be third on the list, behind cancer and heart disease. Over 90 million people in the U.S. have diabetes or pre-diabetes, and half don’t even know they have the condition. These numbers demonstrate the...