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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Julia Musto

Prediabetes in teens is rising as heart disease and stroke diagnoses jump as well: CDC

Nearly a third of U.S. teens are prediabetic, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In 2023, a count found that an estimated 8.4 million adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17 – or 32.7 percent – fell into that category.

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