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1 in 3 teens have prediabetes, new CDC data shows
UNITED STATES, JUL 9 – Nearly one-third of U.S. adolescents aged 12 to 17 have prediabetes, a rise linked to obesity, inactivity, and socioeconomic factors, the CDC reported with 8.4 million affected in 2023.
- In 2023, CDC data showed that about 8.4 million U.S. adolescents aged 12 to 17, or 32.7%, had prediabetes.
- This rise follows a doubling of prediabetes rates in teens between 1999-2002 and 2015-2018 and aligns with increased adult diabetes diagnoses.
- Experts link prediabetes risk factors to overweight status, family history, low activity, poverty, limited healthy food access, and puberty-related changes.
- CDC director Christopher Holliday called the data a "wake-up call" and emphasized that simple lifestyle changes can prevent or delay type 2 diabetes.
- The findings suggest urgent need for increased screening, research, and promoting physical activity and healthy diets among youth to curb diabetes progression.
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