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Trends show that diabetes incidence has stayed higher in recent decades than it was in the 1970s

Obesity Up in Past Decade, but Diabetes Incidence Stable

Risk of new-onset diabetes higher in the 1990s and 2000s than in the 1970s
A new electrical stimulation device designed to control obesity by targeting the nerve pathways between the brain and stomach that regulate hunger and fullness has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

FDA: Stimulation Device Approved to Treat Obesity

Targets vagus nerve which regulates hunger
Diabetes patients

Obesity in Diabetes Shortens Life, Ups Health Care Costs

Stratified analysis shows obesity is linked to large decreases in life expectancy in diabetes patients