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		Hispanic Family Festival August 26th, Victoria, TX.   The Hispanic Family Festival was held on August 26th in Victoria, TX. Christina Webb and Lynn Maarouf from the Stark Diabetes Center were on hand to provide free glucose screening and diabetes nutrition education. According to National Institutes of Health, on average, about 2.5 million, or 9.5 percent of Hispanic and Latino Americans aged 20 years or older have been diagnosed with diabetes. Mexican Americans are 1.7 times as likely to have diabetes as non-Hispanic whites of similar age. For more information about diabetes in Hispanics/Latinos please visit http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/hispanicamerican/index.htm   Lynn Maarouf providing diabetes nutrition education   Victoria Local Channel 25 broadcasted a segment of the Stark Center providing counseling
updated 3/19/07