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Obesity-A Rising Cause of Diabetes
As we know, the news media report nearly every day on the obesity related illnesses that are a growing killer in the world today. The death totals for obesity related diseases have increased by at least one third in the last ten years. Obesity contributes to heart disease, strokes, and diabetes. Obesity related diseases are the leading cause of death is surprising, but that you can do something about the problem is also news to most of us.
The Surgeon General state the number of obese or overweight adults in this country is fifty percent more than it was just a decade ago. Children being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, which is mainly known as adult-onset diabetes, and high blood pressure is now 24 percent of the population in children. Studies show that one third of the children born in the year 2000 will develop Type 2 diabetes. This, unfortunately, leads to increased risk of heart disease, stroke, blindness, kidney problems, and undermines the brains to work correctly.
Researchers have found that obesity also disrupts the metabolism of insulin in the body. They found that excess weight at the waistlines lead to increased risk for developing diabetes and even cancer.
Body Mass Index or BMI is a calculation that uses a person's height and weight to decide what each individual's body mass is. If it is between 25 and 29 it says the person is overweight, if it is over 40, they are considered obese. For those with a BMI over 40, they are much more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes than those with a normal weight and BMI index.
Discovering your BMI is easy. By putting body mass index into a search engine, you will find many calculators to find out what your BMI is. Filling in the blanks about height, weight and age gave me a BMI of 29, which is considered overweight. Most of my weight is carried around my middle is another indicator that I may experience health problems unless I act now for better health.
An interesting fact states that those adults who ate fast food at least twice a week and gained ten pounds were more likely to develop diabetes. Fast foods are not considered part of a healthy eating pattern, even though some fast-food franchises have been introducing fruits, salads, and bottled water for healthier choices.
Education is the key to preventing overweight and obese children and adults. Many of us do not understand the connection between calorie intakes, good and bad carbohydrates, and the ratio of proteins and fats in their diet. Simply understanding what happens to the food your body consumes will help us stay healthy. Seeing the results of obesity and obesity related diseases are a good way to help us decide to start living a healthier lifestyle. Regular exercise and healthy eating will go a long way towards lowering the risk of an obesity related disease such as diabetes.
As adults, we need to take the lead in our families towards controlling this epidemic of obesity related diseases. We have the ability to oversee what are children eat, look at labels before we buy a product at the store, and make healthy meals and snacks for our families.
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