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The South Bronx can serve as a microcosm of the growing diabetes epidemic throughout the country. Close to 21 million Americans are diabetic, compared to xx in the 1950’s. The Center for Disease Control estimates that over $100 billion is spent on treating the disease and its health complications.
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The growing number of diabetics in New York City shows that where a person lives can have a profound affect on who is more likely to get the disease. While an alarmingly high number of New Yorkers have been diagnosed with diabetes, residents in low-income neighborhoods such as the South Bronx are hospitalized for diabetes at 10 times the rate of people living in higher-income neighborhoods like the Upper East Side.
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