Monday, September 15, 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.

In fact, obesity is a leading cause of diabetes. When you consider obesity and diabetes, it will not escape you that obesity does more than causes your diabetic condition to worsen, because it is also a major cause of heart diseases as well as strokes and heart attacks.

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.

The magnitude of the problem can be judged when one goes by figures released by the Surgeon General that show that overweight children and adults have doubled in their numbers as compared to ten years ago. The result is a drastic increase in Type 2 diabetes, which is a cause that should make anyone worried.

Bad Food Choices

To find out why people are becoming more diabetic we simply need to get to the root of the problem and find the real reason why diabetes and obesity go hand in hand. You only actually have to look at the food people consume.

One of the worst foods to eat is fast food the reason for this is that it is chock full of fats, calories and carbs. All of these combine to make you put on weight and increase your risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Poor Exercise Choices

If a diet has soft drink and fast food in it you have a compounded problem, double whammy in fact fast foods have tons of fat and when you add the drinks you get loaded up on sugar which is proven to cause problems in excess amounts. This type of diet will make you 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.

There you have it, your best interest are served by you becoming educated about obesity and diabetes and if you are at risk of get either disease. Don't become lax stay aware for warning signs. You need to know that too much sugar will make you obese and most likely cause diabetes. Also remember that the old afternoon hamburger when not kept in moderation will do more harm than good and that this may actually be a triggering factor so to be safe keep everything in moderation.

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