As the years roll on, more people than ever before are being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes.
The statistics today reveal that 20% of people in the western world have already been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes.
Added to that figure is about half again as many who remain undiagnosed.
So is diabetes an unstoppable epidemic? That is a good question.
For the first time since modern medicine has taken hold, the next generation of children may not even live as long as their parents.
Their parents will outlive them...
and the reason...
children are now being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes.
This is a condition that was previously known as Maturity Onset Diabetes...
never known to be diagnosed in children! Although the average age of diagnosis in children is 13 and a half years, the disease has been found in children as young as four! The increase in children with Type 2 diabetes parallels with the rising rates of childhood obesity combined with low rates of exercise in childhood.
Actually children are not any more physically active than many adults...
they spend large amounts of time watching TV, surfing the internet, or playing video games...
all activities that require no exercise.
The food people eat is another major factor.
Junk food is called 'fast food' because it's there, ready to go and ready to eat, it is also readily available...
its everywhere.
And often its not too expensive.
Many soft drinks contain the equivalent of 6 to 8 teaspoons of sugar, often in the form of concentrated, highly fattening corn syrup.
Rather than focusing a lot of negative energy on a child who is obese or who has been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, the best idea is to make the whole family's lifestyle healthier.
It is not unusual to find the adults in the family also have Type 2 diabetes, or are overweight.
Switching to:
A healthy diet for anyone, with or without Type 2 diabetes includes:
This could include:
we are in control, we can turn the Type 2 diabetes epidemic around.
The statistics today reveal that 20% of people in the western world have already been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes.
Added to that figure is about half again as many who remain undiagnosed.
So is diabetes an unstoppable epidemic? That is a good question.
For the first time since modern medicine has taken hold, the next generation of children may not even live as long as their parents.
Their parents will outlive them...
and the reason...
children are now being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes.
This is a condition that was previously known as Maturity Onset Diabetes...
never known to be diagnosed in children! Although the average age of diagnosis in children is 13 and a half years, the disease has been found in children as young as four! The increase in children with Type 2 diabetes parallels with the rising rates of childhood obesity combined with low rates of exercise in childhood.
Actually children are not any more physically active than many adults...
they spend large amounts of time watching TV, surfing the internet, or playing video games...
all activities that require no exercise.
The food people eat is another major factor.
Junk food is called 'fast food' because it's there, ready to go and ready to eat, it is also readily available...
its everywhere.
And often its not too expensive.
Many soft drinks contain the equivalent of 6 to 8 teaspoons of sugar, often in the form of concentrated, highly fattening corn syrup.
Rather than focusing a lot of negative energy on a child who is obese or who has been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, the best idea is to make the whole family's lifestyle healthier.
It is not unusual to find the adults in the family also have Type 2 diabetes, or are overweight.
Switching to:
- beverages such as water or tea with meals
- minimizing the junk food and trips to fast-food restaurants and
- keeping health drinks and snacks in the house
A healthy diet for anyone, with or without Type 2 diabetes includes:
- 5 to 9 servings of fruit and vegetables each day
- low-fat dairy products
- small portions of lean protein
- several servings of whole grain foods
This could include:
- family walks after dinner
- cycling
- roller skating
- hiking
- or anything else that family members enjoy
we are in control, we can turn the Type 2 diabetes epidemic around.
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