What is the Diabetes Belt?
A recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identifies 15 states in the US that make up the Diabetes Belt.
The study concludes that about 12 per cent of the people living in the “belt” have diabetes as opposed to 8.5 percent "outside the belt."The CDC’s Lawrence E. Barker stated that a major contributor to the disease may be the culture and variations in preference of people’s diets.In the diabetes belt, almost 23.8% of the population comprised non-Hispanic African-Americans, whereas it was 8.6% for the rest of the nation. The region had more adults aged 65 and over and a greater number of African-American residents, a group, which is at a higher risk for diabetes.
Do you live in the "Diabetes Belt"?
