The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, were not authorized to publicly release details of the intelligence analysis.

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In short, while we have ample information and brilliant analysis, we still lack the type of collective buy-in to the reality of our condition that prompts action.

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As of 2008, 23% of adolescents between the ages of 12 and 19 had diabetes or the precursor condition known as pre-diabetes, up from just 9% in 1999, according to a new analysis of national survey data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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