Obesity and Diabetes

In my last post I mentioned that I had seen a magazine directed at people with diabetes.  I was surprised to see such a magazine in a chain grocery store.  I knew that diabetes was on the rise and I also knew that the rise in obesity was believed to be tied to the rise in diabetes. So I decided to take a look at some of the numbers.

These graphs from the CDC seem to illustrate the correlation between diabetes and obesity.            

   Percent of Adults Over 20* with Diabetes                                        

       
  Percent of Adults Over 20* with Obesity

                                                                   

Of course, it is not enough to show that two disorders are related. Research must demonstrate that one disorder causes the other (or contributes to the cause).

Go here for another cool graph from the CDC showing the rise of obesity across our nation.

* See the CDC website for a detailed definitions and methodology.