Veterans are more likely than the general population to have diabetes, one of the major complications associated with being overweight, research has shown. To help address the increasingly alarming issues of obesity and deadly diabetes among America’s veterans, the VA and the Department of Health and Human Services are getting together — according to the VA’s Web site. But, how to combat these health issues?! To educate veterans and their families on these, this coordinated operation is geared. 7 percent of the U.S. population has diabetes, and the rate increases with age, according to the American Diabetes Association. Veterans who are on average older than the general population and receiving VA health care, the rate is 20 percent!
Tom Jennings Urged Veterans to Fight Diabetes
Posted May 13th 2012 at 11:37 am by admin
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