Triple Threat: Free, Fit and Fun. Fighting Against Diabetes

Authors

Elizabeth Lozano
Demia Clark
Emiyah Cofield
Natai Jinfessa

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Diabetes affects 9.3% (29 million) of the entire U.S. population and is the 6th leading cause of death (CDC, 2014, Marcus, 2016). Type two diabetes is a form of diabetes which occurs as a result of the body decreasing insulin production or the body’s resistance to insulin action. 95% of the individuals diagnosed with diabetes have type two diabetes (Santos, 2017). Obesity, the condition of carrying extra fat in the body, is linked to type two diabetes. Data shows that 9 in 10 Americans living with type 2 diabetes have obesity (ASMBS, 2013). Additionally, 27% of the adults (86 million) in the United States are affected by prediabetes (Healthy People, 2017).

Publication Date

2017

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Recommended Citation

Lozano, Elizabeth; Clark, Demia; Cofield, Emiyah; and Jinfessa, Natai, "Triple Threat: Free, Fit and Fun. Fighting Against Diabetes" (2017). DC Health and Academic Prep Program (DC HAPP). 1.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/dchapp/1

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