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Not exact matches
The incidence of many illnesses, including
diabetes and high blood pressure, increases with lack of sleep, and a growing amount of research suggests that poor sleep may be a key factor in the
rising rates of obesity.
The best, purest foods are just out of reach for many who live in cities, and the result is
rising obesity and
diabetes rates.
Rates of
diabetes, heart disease and cancer have
risen since Americans adopted the low - fat, high - carbohydrate diet.
The incidence of obesity and related diseases such as Type 2
diabetes, particularly amongst youth populations, is
rising at an alarming
rate.
CSIRO research shows that the scientifically formulated low - carb diet can help to improve
diabetes management and blood glucose control — a crucial initiative when research shows that the prevalence of type 2
diabetes is
rising at an alarming
rate.
Public health advocates have suggested that there may be a link between the ingredient makeup of PepsiCo's core snack and carbonated soft drink products and
rising rates of health conditions such as obesity and
diabetes.
The Life Time Foundation believes we must take charge of the
rising and alarming
rates of childhood obesity,
diabetes, heart disease, behavioral disorders, and more affecting our kids.
The Whole Child health report brings together a comprehensive picture of the effects to mind, body and spirit of the societal shift toward growing up indoors, including not only epidemic childhood obesity but also precipitously
rising rates of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), childhood
diabetes, and pediatric depression.
One of the most common pregnancy complications, gestational
diabetes affects one in 10 expectant women — and because it occurs more often among obese women,
rates of GDM in the United States have been
rising along with obesity
rates.
With the
rising rates of childhood obesity,
diabetes and cardiovascular disease, exclusive breastfeeding for six months provides a no - cost way to protect the health of infants and their mothers and reduce the risk of these chronic diseases.
Diabetes is also a serious health concern, with
rising rates in recent years, according to the government.
Implementation of this intervention may contribute to the achievement of the following targets: Global nutrition targets Target 1: 40 % reduction in the number of children under - 5 who are stunted Target 4: No increase in childhood overweight Target 5: Increase the
rate of exclusive breastfeeding in first 6 months up to at least 50 % Global NCD targets Target 7: Halt the
rise in
diabetes and obesity
Or that an anti-hunger charity has partnered with two major suppliers of refined sugar, which has been directly implicated in
rising rates of childhood obesity,
diabetes and related chronic diseases?
We cross our arms and ignore the rapidly
rising rates of childhood
diabetes.
Implementation of this intervention may contribute to the achievement of the following targets: Global nutrition targets Target 4: No increase in childhood overweight Target 5: Increase the
rate of exclusive breastfeeding in first 6 months up to at least 50 % Global NCD targets Target 7: Halt the
rise in
diabetes and obesity
To combat
rising rates of obesity, heart disease,
diabetes and cancer, many countries are considering slapping taxes on unhealthy foods.
The worldwide
rise in
diabetes rates has turned DR into a global health problem, with the number of cases expected to
rise from 126.6 million in 2011 to 191 million by 2030 — an increase of nearly 51 percent.
Researchers warn that hospital admissions and deaths caused by liver disease are likely to
rise if cases of type 2
diabetes continue to increase at current
rates.
Six times sweeter than glucose, it wreaks havoc with metabolism and has been linked to
rising rates of obesity and
diabetes.
Although there was an increase in overall
rates (crude prevalence) of
diabetes in many countries in Western Europe, age - adjusted
rates were relatively stable suggesting that most of the
rise in
diabetes in Western Europe between 1980 and 2014 was due to the aging population.
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Rates of
diabetes are
rising quickly in China, India, and many other low and middle income countries, and if current trends continue, the probability of meeting the 2025 UN global target is virtually non-existent.»
Recent studies support a connection between fructose consumption and the
rise in
rates of cardiovascular disease, obesity and Type 2
diabetes.
One - third of adults in the United States are obese, so regulators must balance the risks of a new weight - loss drug with the health consequences of obesity, including
rising diabetes rates.
While obesity
rates have
risen to about 30 percent of the U.S. population — carrying with it an epidemic of
diabetes — food stamp enrollment has also exploded.
While
diabetes rates are on the
rise and are having serious effects on millions of people's health, researchers studying grizzly bears have now discovered a natural state of
diabetes that serves a real biological purpose and is also reversible.
This increase in the supply of HFCS correlates with a large
rise in obesity
rates, from 5.6 % in 1985 to 14.8 % in 1998, as well as increases in
diabetes.
I found that
rates of gestational
diabetes (a type of glucose intolerance that occurs during pregnancy that often resolves itself once the baby arrives) had
risen dramatically in recent decades.
• Whole Grains: Refined grains, often blamed for health crises like the
rising rates of obesity and
diabetes, shouldn't be confused with their more nutrient - dense whole grain cousins.
With it now becoming increasingly clear that your microflora influence the expression of your genes, your immune system, weight, mental health, memory, and your risk of numerous chronic and acute diseases, from
diabetes to cancer, destroying your gut flora with antibiotics and poor diet is a primary factor in
rising disease
rates.
Since refined grains can spike insulin levels and are a highly processed carbohydrate, our increased consumption may be partially to blame for the
rising rates of
diabetes and obesity (though of course other factors come into play here as well).
This may be part of the reason that cancer
rates and
diabetes rates seem to be
rising at about the same pace.
Diabetes rates are
rising, in fact it is now considered an «epidemic» in the medical community.
Throughout 25 years in Israel,
diabetes rates in the Yemenite community
rose from 0.06 % to 12.5 % (20,000 % growth in diabetic prevalence) and after five years in Israel the Ethiopian community began to exhibit
diabetes at a
rate of 5 - 8 %.
Rates of type 2 diabetes have risen over the past few decades, just as obesity rates have incre
Rates of type 2
diabetes have
risen over the past few decades, just as obesity
rates have incre
rates have increased.
If that (simplified) narrative is accurate, and if we live in a society that is becoming increasingly insensitive to the effects of insulin (and that seems a sure thing giving increasing Type 2
diabetes rates) then heart disease would also have to be on the
rise.
(1) Alarmingly, emerging research indicates that our overzealous use of insecticides may be contributing to
rising rates of
diabetes.
White rice also increases the risk of
diabetes,
rates of which are
rising quickly in the Philippines, the United States and many other countries.
Type 2
diabetes affects approximately 24 million adults in the United States, with
rates continuing to
rise, according to Ohio State University's Wexner Medical Center.
Yet given
rising obesity
rates, the
diabetes epidemic, and the multitude of health problems that accompany food addiction, we should probably start paying more attention.
Despite billions spent on pharmaceutical research,
diabetes rates continue to
rise.
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide, with the death
rate estimated at 17.5 million in 2004 (29 % of all deaths).1 The metabolic syndrome describes a cluster of risk factors that significantly increase the risk of developing cardiovascular disease and
diabetes, 2 and the syndrome is becoming increasingly prevalent owing to
rising rates of obesity and
diabetes and an aging population.
Similar to canine
diabetes, the incidence
rate of type 1
diabetes in people is
rising (73), a trend that has been explained on the basis of increased contacts with adverse environmental factors acting on a background of complex genetic factors (74).
There are so many things, as pet parents, that we have to worry about:
rising obesity
rates;
rising cancer
rates; digestive issues; inflammatory conditions like Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Arthritis;
diabetes; allergies, both to food and the environment; skin conditions; training challenges; anxious dogs or dogs with separation anxiety; low quality commercially processed dog food; food that will possibly make our dogs sick due to contaminated ingredients; and the list goes on!!
It's important for pet guardians to be able to accurately compare the carb levels in different foods, given the
rising rate of
diabetes in cats, and the increasing problem of obesity in both dogs and cats.
Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Nonketotic (HHNK) Syndrome: An uncommon complication of undiagnosed or unregulated
diabetes, HHNK occurs when your cat's blood sugar
rises so high that urine is produced at a higher
rate than the cat can drink water.