In this short paper, also published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (vol. 300, 2847-2849, 2008), the Centers for Disease Control analyzed data from Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System surveys for the periods 1995-1997 and 2005-2007. During 2005-2007, the average annual age-adjusted incidence of diabetes ranged from 5.0 to 12.8/1,000 persons among 40 participating states in addition to the District of Columbia and two territories. Moreover, among the 33 participating states having data for the two periods, the age-adjusted incidence of diabetes increased by 90% (4.8/1,000 persons in 1995-1997 to 9.1/1,000 persons in 2005-2007). These results again reinforced the notion that healthy nutritional and physical activity habits should be encouraged to have a major positive impact on the health of millions of American adults.
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