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February 14th, 2012
Diabetes in Children is on the Rise
Diabetes, the body's inability to metabolize sugar properly, is something that most people have to just live with for the rest of their lives. You can control it, of course, with proper diet and by taking medication. But the fact that an increasing number of young children and adolescents are prone to it nowadays is a cause for concern.
With the surge in obesity and overweight children, it should come as no surprise that diabetes is also growing in proportion. Children are less active than they have been in the past, and this is leading to health problems.
The weight of the issue
Being overweight doesn't help. The extra burden those extra pounds put on your body weaken its response and ability to handle stress. And this kind of stress increases manifold, especially when your body is still growing, and is yet to achieve full size.
These extra pounds come from a life of physical inactivity in children, too much time sitting at the computer and at meals is taking its toll in increased weight. Children's bodies, already hampered by excess weight, have no way, therefore, to cope with their diets, rich in fat and sugar. Very simply put, the body cannot metabolize, or burn, these high levels of fat and sugar, causing an imbalance that leads to diabetes in so many children.
Diet is the key
Current living styles afford little time for nutritious meals, full of wholesome grains and fresh vegetables and fruits like in the good old days. With pressures of time, it's all too easy to reach out for packaged and processed two-minute meals, or grab a bite somewhere.
The body is like a muscle that can adapt to stressors that is placed upon it, but when there is a constant barrage of bad foods, the liver and the pancreas just can't process it quickly. This leads to a dysfunction in the overall process, and can then lead to damage to the organ itself.
Children learn from their environment
Children will be children, of course, and they can make poor health choices by eating the wrong foods. But isn't it really up to families to encourage and incorporate a healthy lifestyle at home? And when they don't, children are more likely to fall prey to health problems and are more prone to diabetes.
It needs to be a team effort for the entire family to commit to in order to avoid diabetes and other problems associated with poor health habits.
And it doesn't have to be boring to be healthy. Exercise can be fun when the whole family is involved. Finding new recipes that support a healthy lifestyle can also be a team effort. Have everyone pick out a recipe for each night of the week and see how much more involved everyone will be in reclaiming their health.
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