Obese adults are four times more likely to get a diabetes diagnosis in their lifetime, and experts expect that number to grow in the next few decades.
These numbers come from the latest Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, which surveyed half a million adults between the ages of 25 and 64. The index calculated respondents' BMI based on height and weight to determine if the adult is obese.
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