Sunday, November 16, 2008

More About the Dangers of Obesity and Diabetes

Now days the most popular thing on TV news services is stories about diabetes which has quickly become the infliction of the 21st century. So we should not be surprised that diabetes and obesity go hand in hand.

Really the fact is Obesity is the NO 1 cause of diabetes, unfortunately when you look into it, by being obese you are setting yourself up for a fall. Because obese people can also be more afflicted by stroke heart disease and heart attack.

According to the Center for Disease Control or CDC, obesity and diabetes are so closely linked as to result in obesity being the primary reason why people develop diabetes.

With the size of the problem growing, simply by looking at official figures being released by the SURGEON General which show that the size of people ( and the problem) has doubled compared to a decade ago. There is a direct correlation between weight and the growth of type 2 diabetes and now people are getting worried.

Wrong Food Choices

Getting to the bottom of the diabetic problem we only need to look at why the problem starts, and then why and how food plays a role in this.

Eating fast foods is certainly detrimental to one’s health since they are loaded with high fats, calories and also carbohydrates that only end up making you put on weight, and thus increases the risk of developing diabetes.

Bad Exercise Choices

When a diet includes both fast food and soda, the problem is compounded even further because soda is known to contain sugar as well as carbs in high amounts. This can lead you to becoming a diabetic from consuming excess of soda and when combined with high calories and fat, will also cause you to become obese.

Another important thing to remember is that people who partake in the diets mentioned above they are in general proven to neglect exercise which inturns contributes to diabetes, obesity and heart troubles.

Thus, it will be in your best interests to become educated about obesity and diabetes and whether or not you are at risk of contracting either disease, you should always be on the lookout for warning signs. You need to understand that excessive soda will make you diabetic and that, the hamburger that you can’t do without may end up making you obese thereby worsening your health and causing more complications including a deteriorating diabetes condition.

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