Jaiwant Rangi, MD, FACEEndocrinologist | Founder, Lower The Dose® | Speaker

The Knowledge Gap That Is Killing America

27 Jun 2026 · 1 min

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A 2002 study proved intensive lifestyle changes cut diabetes risk by 58 percent. Yet 93 percent of Americans remain metabolically unhealthy. Knowing what works and actually doing it are two different problems, and that gap is killing people.

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This is a gap that kills people. Knowledge alone does not change behavior. Known for decades that lifestyle intervention prevents diabetes. The Diabetes Prevention Program was proved in 2002, almost 25 years ago. We learned that you can reduce diabetes with lifestyle changes in 58% of people. And yet at this time, 93% of Americans are still metabolically unhealthy. So we do have plenty of knowledge. We're not implementing it. Knowing what to do and actually doing it are completely two different challenges.

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