Residents in southern Crown Heights have seen a 141 percent increase in deaths caused by diabetes in the past 16 years, according to statistics released by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
Out of every 100,000 residents, 51.5 in Crown Heights and 48.1 from Bed-Stuy die from diabetes-related illnesses each year.
Health advocates point to the lacking availability of healthy foods and exercise as some of the causes of the increase.
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