Francine R. Kaufman, MD, has devoted most of her life to helping diabetics, particularly children. As head of the Center for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, past president of the American Diabetes Association, and author of Diabesity (Bantam Books 2005), Kaufman is considered an expert on one of the most serious and costly U.S. health problems: the combination of diabetes and obesity among a growing number of adults and children.
NBJ: What, if anything, has changed within the U.S. “diabesity” epidemic since the publication of your book three years ago?
FK: Actually, although things are not really better, they might be stabilizing a little on the obesity front. The obesity rate in children and women has been flat for the last two years. This might be an aberration, and we will have to wait for subsequent years to be sure it doesn't pop up again. On the diabetes side, things are...
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