The CDC announced that 24 milllion Americans, roughly 8 percent of the population, has diabetes. A majority of these cases are type 2 diabetes, which is caused by lifestyle factors such as diet and activity. This staggering data should be seen as the canary in the coal mine. The evolution of the human body can not keep pace with modern life. We eat too much, exercise too little, and this diabetes news is the result. The epidemic of diabetes, especially with children (where the data is just numbing), is direct evidence that we are a sick society, and the message is clear -- we need to take better care of our bodies, because what we're doing now isn't working. Here's what the CDC has to say about diabetes.
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