Each year millions of new cases of diabetes are diagnosed, and
the total estimated cost of health care related to diabetes is
approximately $200 billion annually in the United
States, according to the American Diabetes Association. This is
a 41 percent increase since the last estimate just five years
ago.  The increase in diabetes diagnoses and associated costs
are undoubtedly linked to the obesity epidemic that is sweeping
the nation. Since the 1960s, the obesity rate has increased by
34 percent, and it is projected that 44 percent of people in the
U.S. will be obese by 2030. Therefore, it is likely that rates
of diabetes will also continue to rise.  Multiple factors have
occurred simultaneously in society since the late 1980s that
have now caused a perfect storm, resulting in a sedentary
society and a culture of overconsumption.  Sedentary American
Lifestyles  The universal availability of the Internet has
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