Fukuoka Lab

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NIH R01 · 2024

Impact and sustainability of a digitally-based diabetes prevention program

Project Summary/Abstract Prediabetes and obesity are major public health issues that disproportionately affect racial/ethnic minorities and low-income individuals in the United States (US). Approximately 84 million American adults have prediabetes. The recent increased prevalence of prediabetes is caused largely by the global epidemic of obesity. In the U.S, the prevalence of obesity was recently reported at about 40% adults. With the growing prevalence of obesity in the U.S., prediabetes is expected to become an even greater public health challenge. The Diabetes Prevention Program trial and other large trials have shown that a moderate amount of weight loss achieved by reducing total…

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