ABC STORY 17. EPIDEMIC: DIRE PREDICTION (*까페 http://cafe.daum.net/gsitfree -->자료실-->ABC Topic 17 (Nov))
DIANE SAWYER (ABC NEWS): (OC) 그리고, 다른 소식은 우리 건강입니다.
And, on another topic, our health,
우리 나라에서 급속도로 확산되는 것이 있다는 깜짝 놀랄 소식을 오늘 접했습니다. 바로 당뇨입니다.
we all got a blunt wakeup call today about an epidemic spiraling out of control in America. Diabetes.
(VO) 질병통제예방센터는 현재 속도대로라면 2050년 무렵이면 우리 나라 성인 3명 중 1명은 당뇨에 걸릴 것이라고 발표했습니다.
The Centers for Disease Control announced that at the current rate, 1 out of every 3 adults in this country will have diabetes by the year 2050.
(OC) 지금부터 불과 40년 입니다.
And that's just 40 years from now.
조기 사망을 유발할 수도 있고 치료를 하자면 공중 보건 체계를 파산하게 할 수도 있는 질환입니다.
It's an epidemic that can cause early death and the treatment could bankrupt the public health care system.
하지만 조기에 예방할 수도 있는 병이라고 경고합니다.
But they warn it can still be headed off,
리차드 베서 박사가 이 자리에 함께 했습니다.
and here's Dr Richard Besser.
STORY 17. EPIDEMIC: DIRE PREDICTION
DIANE SAWYER (ABC NEWS): (OC) And, on another topic, our health, we all got a blunt wakeup call today about an epidemic spiraling out of control in America. Diabetes.
(VO) The Centers for Disease Control announced that at the current rate, 1 out of every 3 adults in this country will have diabetes by the year 2050.
(OC) And that's just 40 years from now. It's an epidemic that can cause early death and the treatment could bankrupt the public health care system. But they warn it can still be headed off, and here's Dr Richard Besser.
DOCTOR RICHARD BESSER (ABC NEWS): (VO) The projection is startling. Four decades from now, you'll walk down the street, and 1 out of 3 people in the crowds will have diabetes.
DOCTOR ANN ALBRIGHT (DIR OR DIVISION OF DIABETES TRANSLATION AT CDC): These findings are alarming. Diabetes is the number one cause of blindness, number one cause of amputation, number one cause of kidney failure.
DOCTOR RICHARD BESSER: (VO) Why? Aging baby boomers, a more diverse population, but most importantly, an obesity epidemic in full force.
DOCTOR ANN ALBRIGHT: It is not inevitable. We have to change the course. We cannot fail at this.
DOCTOR RICHARD BESSER: (VO) One large study showed that just moderate exercise and healthy eating reduced the risk of diabetes by 58%. I repeat. 58%.
INSTRUCTOR (DIABETES PROGRAM): What kind of diabetes?
DOCTOR RICHARD BESSER: (VO) In Raleigh, North Carolina, one program has been credited with preventing hundreds of cases of diabetes.
TONYETT BUTLER (WALKING GROUP MEMBER): I personally don't have diabetes, but I basically make sure that he takes care of himself by what he eats.
DOCTOR RICHARD BESSER: (VO) Tonyett Butler joined this group to try and control her weight and prevent diabetes. She and her husband now go on walks every day.
TONYETT BUTLER: Now I can educate the rest of my family on what not to eat and what to eat that’s best for them.
DOCTOR RICHARD BESSER: (VO) Diabetics also learn how to read labels, control portion size and count carbs. Because remember, white bread and pasta quickly turn to sugar in your body. The problem? Many insurance companies don't cover prevention programs like the one in Raleigh.
(VO) Surprising, since already diabetes cost the health care system $174 billion a year for treatment. That number is expected to at least double, according to the new report.
DOCTOR ANN ALBRIGHT: It will take, first and foremost, people taking diabetes seriously and understanding that we can make a difference. But we have to start now.
DOCTOR RICHARD BESSER: (OC) Already, 24 million Americans have diabetes, a quarter of them don't even know it. The key here is prevention. And the earlier you start, the better. Today, 1 in 3 children are obese or overweight and those are America's future diabetics. It starts in the school and has to be followed through at home with - you’ve heard it before, Diane, proper diet and exercise.
DIANE SAWYER: (OC) This is the equivalent of a four-alarm fire, and the alarm is being sounded tonight.