A Socioeconomic Analysis of Obesity and Diabetes in New York City
Wallach JB et al. - The New York City government has arguably become the nation’s most aggressive municipal government in enacting administrative policies to combat the development and progression of diabetes. Many of its policies, particularly eliminating artificial trans fats from its restaurants, have attracted national headlines and have been copied in other cities. However, diabetes in the city varies widely among different socioeconomic groups. Therefore, more focused efforts need to be undertaken to intervene in the demographic segments at highest risk to tackle more efficiently and effectively the only major health problem that is worsening in the city. [more...]
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