Both Uses of
diabetes
in
The Omnivore's Dilemma
- Diabetes can mean blindness, amputation, and early death.†
Chpt 1.7
- Because of diabetes and all the other health problems caused by obesity, kids in the U.S. today may turn out to be the first group of Americans with life spans that are shorter than their parents'.
Chpt 1.7 *diabetes = a disease in which the body can't control the amount of sugar in the blood and that is marked by excessive urination and persistent thirst
Definition:
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(diabetes) any of several metabolic disorders characterized by abnormally high glucose levels in the blood and marked by excessive urination and persistent thirst