Halloween Terror - The Diabetic Explosion. American Halloween traditions fuels diabetes. Amidst warnings that one in three U. S. children born in 2000 will become diabetic, the CDC advises to eat less and exercise more.
It's another candy filled Halloween! Amidst dire warnings that one in thre US children born in 2000 will become diabetic, it is time to make changes to make to your lifestyle to prevent diabetes.
(PRWEB) October 27, 2003
Halloween Terror - The Diabetes Explosion
Halloween is an American tradition adding fuel to a rampant diabetic epidemic. Obesity, encouraged by "candy holidays" is the foremost cause of this deadly disease. Raising rates of diabetes are directly related to the increasing incidence of obesity among Americans, says Dr. Venkat Narayan.
Dr. Narayan, a diabetes epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has warned that one in three U. S. children born in 2000 will become diabetic unless many more people start eating less and exercising more. Dr. Narayan went on to say that the odds are worse for black and Hispanic children, with nearly half of them likely to develop the disease.
Refined sugar found in most Halloween candy (with the exception of the most despised of all Halloween candies - raisins), is believed to contribute to obesity, tooth decay, hyperactivity, eczema, and most frighteningly - diabetes.
Authorities believe about 17 million Americans, nearly 6 percent of the U. S. population, have diabetes today. Some 45 million to 50 million U. S. residents could have diabetes by 2050, said Dr. Kevin McKinney of the University of Texas Medical Center in Galveston.
Unfortunately, the advice from the CDC indicating that all you need do to prevent it is 'start eating less and exercising more' is woefully inadequate. Only fundamental changes in lifestyle can control a self-inflicted epidemic like diabetes.
To Americans, Halloween is a hallowed and "fun family tradition". With kids lugging buckets overflowing with Baby Ruths, Tootsie Rolls and Twizzlers there is already a very real and sad undertow as parents with diabetic children have to manage participation in festivities that could be deadly to their children. Insulin pumps, now commonplace among diabetic children has become one of the scariest Halloween costume accessories. But even parents of diabetics fight to stay part of the Halloween ritual.
According to health experts type 2 diabetes is pretty much a self-inflicted disease and therefore fundamental changes in lifestyle are imperative.
Refined grain and sugar consumption
Health experts conclude that those who eat whole grains have a dramatically reduced chance of getting diabetes VS those who consume refined grains and sugars. A diet of proteins, fresh vegetables (not counting potatoes), and natural fats (with minimal grain and sugar consumption) fare best.
Cut down on hydrogenated oils
Regular consumption of hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated oil can increase your risk of diabetes by 40% or more.
Eliminate bottled vegetable oils
Eating too many omega-6 fats relative to omega 3-fats can contribute significantly to your chances of getting diabetes. Eliminate bottled vegetable oils (other than olive oil) from your kitchen, and supplement with fresh cold-pressed flax seed oil or fish oil capsules.
Eliminate Dairy From Your Diet
As much as possible, eliminate dairy from your diet.
Detoxify and Cleanse Your Intestinal Tract
A Harvard's Nurses' Health Study reported that women with diabetes had nearly a 50% higher risk for colon cancer. Natural healers have long proposed that correcting colon dysfunction reduces the rates of both. Evidence with tens of thousands of people indicates very strongly that periodic colon detoxes reduce the incidence of both colon cancer and diabetes.
Detoxify and Cleanse Your Liver
Liver dysfunction is directly tied to an increased risk of diabetes. Periodic liver detoxification can play a significant role in preventing and reversing diabetes.
In his warning Dr. Narayan went on to say that globally the World Health Organization has estimated that by 2025, the number of people with diabetes worldwide would more than double, from 140 million to 300 million.
