Type Two Diabetes
here are over 500,000 fast food restaurants in America and all of these restaurants have one thing in common. They all pose a high risk of giving an individual diabetes. In 2012, 29.1 million Americans, or 9.3% of the population, had diabetes. Diabetes is a chronic condition associated with high levels of glucose in the blood. You may ask, how does this happen? Well once we digest the food that we eat glucose enters the bloodstream. Which is also used for energy, our pancreas produces insulin. The insulin that is produced is used to help the glucose travel to the fat, liver and the muscles. If the body produces too much insulin then too much glucose is produced and the pancreas would eventually no longer work which could lead to death.
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Drinking one can of soda per day can raise the risk of type two diabetes by 22%. The symptoms of type two are, blurred vision, infections, and numbness in the hands and/or feet, these symptoms do not always happen immediately, they show up in the later stages. Statics show that the amount of people that have type two diabetes are increasing due to failure to exercise and eating productively. There are two stages of type two diabetes, the first stage is called prediabetes. Prediabetes is defined as, when a person's blood level for glucose is too high, but has not reached the point for type two. Children are now being diagnosed with type two diabetes more than ever before, the reason for this is that children are getting fewer and fewer exercise, which can lead to becoming overweight, having problems with their body, and maybe even heart issues. This type can also be transferred through genetics, the odds of having a child with type two are 1 in 7 if one of the parents have …show more content…
Families are becoming more and more lazy which influences their kids into less activities, which can lead to obesity, and early childhood problems. Schools play a key role in how a child’s weight is maintained for example, schools should have good physical exercising classes, and a well balanced meals during school hours. Michelle Obama the former first lady of the United States made school lunches healthy, she removed fatty foods that were located in
There …show more content…
Drinking one can of soda per day can raise the risk of type two diabetes by 22%. The symptoms of type two are, blurred vision, infections, and numbness in the hands and/or feet, these symptoms do not always happen immediately, they show up in the later stages. Statics show that the amount of people that have type two diabetes are increasing due to failure to exercise and eating productively. There are two stages of type two diabetes, the first stage is called prediabetes. Prediabetes is defined as, when a person's blood level for glucose is too high, but has not reached the point for type two. Children are now being diagnosed with type two diabetes more than ever before, the reason for this is that children are getting fewer and fewer exercise, which can lead to becoming overweight, having problems with their body, and maybe even heart issues. This type can also be transferred through genetics, the odds of having a child with type two are 1 in 7 if one of the parents have …show more content…
Families are becoming more and more lazy which influences their kids into less activities, which can lead to obesity, and early childhood problems. Schools play a key role in how a child’s weight is maintained for example, schools should have good physical exercising classes, and a well balanced meals during school hours. Michelle Obama the former first lady of the United States made school lunches healthy, she removed fatty foods that were located in