September 14, 2018 Obesity Epidemic An estimated 160 million Americans are either obese or overweight DIABETES EPIDEMIC A new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the number of Americans with diabetes continues to rise, with over 12% of the adult population estimated to have the disease, and more than a third of those aged 20 and over in the US now thought to have prediabetes. Jun 12, 2014 · Deaths: Diabetes remains the 7th leading cause of