JAMA: Obesity Prevention Topic Collection http://jama.jamanetwork.com/ en-us Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:49:49 GMT Silverchair editor@jama.jamanetwork.com webmaster@jama.jamanetwork.com A Look Ahead at the Future of Diabetes Prevention and Treatment Diabetes Prevention and Treatment http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=1486815 Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Arterburn DE, O’Connor PJ. <span class="paragraphSection">More than 25 million US adults have type 2 diabetes, and this number will likely double by 2050 given expected changes in demographics and continued progression of the obesity epidemic. Identifying cost-effective strategies to manage diabetes is essential because diabetes is responsible for more than $116 billion in direct medical care costs, or 5% of all US health care spending.</span> 308 23 2517 2518 10.1001/jama.2012.144749 http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=1486815