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- noun pathology
obesity anddiabetes in the same patient, especially when the obesity had a causal influence of the diabetes
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Examples
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Nearly three out of four Americans are overweight or obese, one in two Americans has pre-diabetes or diabetes or what I call "diabesity" and, shockingly, 25 percent of diabetics and 90 percent of pre-diabetics are not even diagnosed.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com MD Mark Hyman 2012
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Nearly three out of four Americans are overweight or obese, one in two Americans has pre-diabetes or diabetes or what I call "diabesity" and, shockingly, 25 percent of diabetics and 90 percent of pre-diabetics are not even diagnosed.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com MD Mark Hyman 2012
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It's something she calls "diabesity" - and even young children are affected.
Toronto Sun 2010
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It's something she calls "diabesity" - and even young children are affected.
Ottawa Sun 2010
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It's something she calls "diabesity" - and even young children are affected.
Ottawa Sun 2010
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He was talking about 'diabesity' - a term derived after studying the role of obesity in the spread
WN.com - Articles related to Ky. universities expand smoking, tobacco bans 2009
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The combination, Lavie said, has led to more "diabesity" -- or obesity plus diabetes, both strong risk factors for heart disease.
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The combination, Lavie said, has led to more "diabesity" -- or obesity plus diabetes, both strong risk factors for heart disease.
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It’s been widely reported that obesity and diabetes often go hand in hand; obesity is the single most important risk factor for becoming diabetic.20 The combination of diabetes and obesity has been dubbed diabesity, and lo and behold, it’s been a subject of studies that show how fiber helps us take off weight and controls blood sugar.
The Fiber35 Diet Brenda Watson with Leonard Smith 2007
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It’s been widely reported that obesity and diabetes often go hand in hand; obesity is the single most important risk factor for becoming diabetic.20 The combination of diabetes and obesity has been dubbed diabesity, and lo and behold, it’s been a subject of studies that show how fiber helps us take off weight and controls blood sugar.
The Fiber35 Diet Brenda Watson with Leonard Smith 2007
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