Diabetes mellitus is a medical condition in which insulin and blood glucose (sugar) function is abnormal. Insulin is a hormone released from your pancreas every time you eat. It moves the glucose from your blood into your cells to give them energy. Diabetes is considered a metabolic disorder because it interferes with how your body uses the
More than 20% of the American adult population had some form of arthritis during 2019-2021, according to CDC researchers, with the prevalence reaching nearly 50% for those age 65 and older. Rates were even higher for people with other conditions such as dementia, stroke history, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Elizabeth A. Fallon, PhD,
Twenty-two states in America Have an Adult Obesity Rate at or Above 35%. West Virginia (41%), Louisiana (40.1%), and Oklahoma (40%) are the states with the fattest populations in the nation, laying claim to the highest proportion of adults with a body mass index (BMI) of 40% or greater, according to the Centers for Disease Control
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