Diabetes in the Bronx: epicenter of an epidemic

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The Bronx and New York City are positioned at the perilous front of the country?s escalating diabetes epidemic.

According to a recent survey published by the New York City Department of Health, one in every three people in the borough suffers from diabetes.

The number of people with the disease across the city spiked to 650,000 during that same period, according to the department ? an increase of 200,000.

http://riverdalepress.com/stories/Diabetes-in-the-Bronx-epicenter-of-an-epidemic,52855
 
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