diabetes ↔ type 2 diabetes

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Type 2 diabetes is a specific form of diabetes, as evidenced by its inclusion in the 'Diet-Related Morbidity/Mortality Statistics' indicator [1] and the CDC's classification of 90-95% of diabetes cases as type 2 diabetes [2].

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A Consensus Proposal for Nutritional Indicators to Assess ... - Frontiers frontiersin.org Frontiers in Nutrition 1 fact

procedureThe 'Diet-Related Morbidity/Mortality Statistics' indicator uses two primary parameters: (1) the prevalence of individuals with physician-diagnosed obesity, cardiovascular diseases (CHD, stroke, hypertension), type II diabetes, osteoporosis, neurodegenerative diseases, and obesity-related cancers; and (2) disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) as a measure of disease burden associated with nutrition-related factors like high blood pressure, high cholesterol (total and LDL), and high blood sugar (insulin resistance/diabetes).

The Western Diet: Processed Foods and Meats Are Killing Us sentientmedia.org Sentient Media 1 fact

measurementAccording to the CDC, more than 100 million Americans (over 25% of the US population) have diabetes or prediabetes, with 90-95% of those cases being type 2 diabetes.