Nothing Funny About It
If you'll recall, the article referenced in this post mentioned that rates of cancer and heart disease are declining, and life expectancy is increasing. However, the article neglects to consider Type II diabetes, an increasingly prevalant disease. Courtesy of La Wade, here is an extremely scary New York Times article about the causes and consequences of this disease.
The article focuses on children, who are increasingly likely to suffer from Type II diabetes. (Apparently they changed the name; it is no longer known as "adult-onset" diabetes due to this phenomenon.)
"One in three children born in the United States five years ago are expected to become diabetic in their lifetimes, according to a projection by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The forecast is even bleaker for Latinos: one in every two."
The article considers obesity as one of the factors, but not the only factor, in this disease:
"Type 2 is also spurred by obesity and inactivity. This is particularly true in those prone to the illness. Plenty of fat, slothful people do not get diabetes. And some thin, vigorous people do."
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The article focuses on children, who are increasingly likely to suffer from Type II diabetes. (Apparently they changed the name; it is no longer known as "adult-onset" diabetes due to this phenomenon.)
"One in three children born in the United States five years ago are expected to become diabetic in their lifetimes, according to a projection by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The forecast is even bleaker for Latinos: one in every two."
The article considers obesity as one of the factors, but not the only factor, in this disease:
"Type 2 is also spurred by obesity and inactivity. This is particularly true in those prone to the illness. Plenty of fat, slothful people do not get diabetes. And some thin, vigorous people do."
Registration is required to read the article.
posted by mo pie at 6:55 AM
2 Comments:
Diabetes is an unfortunate disease, but lets not forget that much health reporting is backed by pharmaceutical companies. That was what the article was meant to do, scare you silly. Diabetes is also a huge money maker for the drug companies. Which is why the blood sugar levels were lower so more people would be classified as diabetic.
They have a marketing plan that aims for every person to be on at least one prescription drug for life. Also, endocrine disruptors and pollution in our environment can cause diabetes. We need to focus on that too!
Well it's the New York Times, so I tend to be a little more trusting of them (Jayson Blair notwithstanding). I don't know if I buy that it's that kind of article.
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