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Hypertension, diabetes and allergies are some of the diseases that most affect the U.S. population, but unfortunately, increased medical costs leads many people to dispense medical care or to skimp on prescription drugs. This was revealed by a report from The National Center for Health Statistics, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) U.S.

In accordance with observations by the experts, the most worrying aspect in the issue of health of Americans, are rising rates of obesity in both adults and children.

“The general trend of childhood obesity is rising, it is not a good sign for the future of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and cancer,” said Cheryl L. Perry, dean of the School of Public Health Austin Regional Campus, the Center for Health Sciences at the University of Texas in Houston.

“Obesity, diabetes and hypertension are really critical in terms of looking to the future health of Americans, and this news has not been good for a long time and is not expected to improve,” said Dr. Nancy Bennett , Director of Community Health Center Medical Center of the University of Rochester.

More information on the annual report of the state of the nation in health from the CDC:

• Levels of hypertension are rising.
• 12% of American adults are now diabetic (3.5% more than in 1999).
• More Americans than ever are delaying or simply doing without medical care due to the high cost of medical care. Many people skimp on prescription drugs and many do without needed dental care. >> The top generic drugs
• More children are turning to Medicaid (35% in 2009 compared to 18% in 1999), and fewer have private health insurance.
• More children have skin allergies, attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity and food allergies.

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