Obesitycand other dietary illnesses in America is nothing new, but the numbers of people impacted are rising. The pandemic has reminded us just how vulnerable these make us to other diseases, making outcomes much worse.
Last month, he found out his gallbladder was swollen and infected. It needed to be removed.
There are about 107 million Americans living with obesity and other dietary illnesses. People with diabetes and heart disease reflect 42% of the country. Those numbers are up 30% since 2000, according to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Though his specialty is diabetes, he works with people who are also on the verge of being diagnosed with the disease. Approximately 80 million Americans have prediabetes and many don’t know it."They take a look and they say, what can I do? How can I improve," he said.