How You Can Help
Diabetes and Pre-diabetes Reference Links
- More than ½ of Adult Americans have Diabetes or Prediabetes
http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2434682
- More than half of type 2 diabetes will be left undiagnosed if doctors follow the current screening guidelines.
http://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1002074
- 1/3 of Americans have Prediabetes
http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/pubs/statsreport14/prediabetes-infographic.pdf
http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/pdfs/library/diabetesreportcard2014.pdf
- 90% people with Prediabetes don’t know they have it
http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/pubs/statsreport14/prediabetes-infographic.pdf
http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/pdfs/library/diabetesreportcard2014.pdf
- More than 2/3 of adults are considered to be overweight or obese.
- More than 1/3 of adults are considered to be obese.
- 99% of patients with obesity are not offered recommended pharmacologic treatment
https://endo.confex.com/endo/2016endo/webprogram/Paper28282.html
- 9.3% of the U.S. population have diabetes
- http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/pubs/statsreport14/national-diabetes-report-web.pdf
- By 2050, 1/3 of adults in the United States could have diabetes
- http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/pdfs/library/diabetesreportcard2014.pdf (pg 1)
The Problem
By 2020, more than 60% of all adults in America will be at risk for, or suffer from, type 2 diabetes, prediabetes or obesity. Research shows that up to 70% of type 2 diabetes and obesity cases are genetically based, so millions of families are affected.
The Diabesity Research Foundation has a critical role to play in educating medical professionals and the public about the true causes of diabesity and the most effective treatments available. In sharing this knowledge and by supporting cutting-edge research, DRF is emerging as a key leader in stemming the diabetes and obesity epidemics.
This is the diabesity epidemic.
Popular opinion says the problem can be controlled with diet and exercise, but today’s science has shown that the real problem for many people is metabolic dysfunction – which is a medical condition, not a behavioral issue.
It’s time for popular opinion to be informed by science.
How You Can Help
Help us achieve our mission: to increase access to effective science-based treatment for those suffering from Diabesity by advancing the science of metabolism.
All of our educational programs are privately funded. We need your help to fund our healthcare professional and public outreach activities.
-
Volunteer and tell others about our mission.
-
Become a financial supporter.
To volunteer, please CONTACT US .
Donate Today
All proceeds from Dr. Cooper’s book, The Metabolic Storm, will go to the Diabesity Research Foundation.
