Large waist size linked to higher diabetes rates among Americans

WASHINGTON – A new study has indicated that a higher rate of diabetes seen among adult Americans when compared to peers in England is explained primarily by a larger waist size rather than conventional risk factors such as obesity.

Researchers from the RAND Corporation, University College London and the Institute for Fiscal Studies in London say …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Large waist size linked to higher diabetes rates among Americans.