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The average incidence of diabetes in the US is about 8.3 %, not very different from the Amish. See https://www.everydayhealth.com/hs/type-2-diabetes/diabetes-aw
by kwhitefoot 9y ago
The average incidence of diabetes in the US is about 8.3 %, not very different from the Amish. See https://www.everydayhealth.com/hs/type-2-diabetes/diabetes-awareness-by-the-numbers/ https://www.everydayhealth.com/hs/type-2-diabetes/diabetes-a...
- cestith 9y agoThe 7% was the Amish without the mutation. 0% was the Amish with the mutation. That's why they want to study the mutation.
- chiefalchemist 9y agoGiven the rate of overweight + obesity in the general pop 8.3% sounds too low.