Sugar In American Diet The American diet is based mostly in processed food which contains enormous amount of sugar. The excessive consumption of sugar can cause diseases such as obesity, heart diseases, alzheimer, liver diseases, diabetes and others. One of the problems with the consumption of sugar is that people get sick progressively without the knowledge that it is caused by sugar. In addition, sugar is an addictive food and life without it is almost impossible. As a result, processed foods
Diabetes is a type of disease that happens when your immune system destroys these cells called beta cells, beta cells are cells that make insulin in your body. Both of my grandparents have diabetes type 1, but my grandpa has it worst than my grandma. Both of them got it because they didn' t know how to take care of their body. My grandma was diagnost with diabetes type 1 when it was barely starting to for but didn't treat it right away, what i mean by she didn't treat it right away i mean that she
Diabetes is a disease that occurs because of insufficient insulin production. This results in high blood glucose levels. Diabetes mellitus is the scientific name of diabetes, while the common name is diabetes. There are two types of diabetes, type 1 and type 2. Diabetes were identified 3,500 years ago in Egypt. Thomas Willis, an English epidemiologist, was the first modern western physician to discover that the urine of diabetes tasted sweet. Michel Eugene Chevreul, a French chemist, discovered
Naturally Treating Type Two Diabetes Mellitus Devon Helton Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College Abstract One of the most common diseases today is one that can be found in any country, and affect anyone, regardless of age, sex, race or gender. Type two diabetes mellitus affects millions of people every single day, and the majority of these millions of people will turn to medication for treatment. However, there are certain choices that can be made and actions that can be taken that
Heart disease is the number one killer in the United States of America, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia. It not only affects men, women and children, but future generations. It is known to be hereditary, because family members can pass certain traits down generations through their own genes. Heart disease is a broad term that has numerous complications that affect the heart's muscle, valves or rhythm. The most common conditions that increase heart disease is high blood pressure, obesity, and
“attain high-quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death” (para. 5). The Healthy People 2020 website has several topics and objectives to gain knowledge of. Two of the topics that will be discussed are diabetes, heart disease and stroke, as well as each topics risk factors in relation to its objectives. Diabetes Diabetes is a growing concern and health challenge for the American people (b). Diabetes is a condition in which the body cannot react to insulin
Diabetes Diabetes mellitus is a condition in which the pancreas no longer produces insulin or when cells stop responding to the insulin that is produced so that glucose in the blood cannot be absorbed into the cells of the body. Diabetes is classified into two categories; Type 1. Approximately 14 million people in the United States alone have some type of Diabetes that is about 5% of the population. In the United States, Diabetes causes nearly 200,000 deaths a year
Type Two Diabetes Type two diabetes is a metabolic disorder caused when your body is resistant to the insulin the pancreas makes. Insulin is a hormone made by beta cells in the pancreas, it acts like a key that lets the sugar (glucose) into the cells, glucose is an important aspect of providing our bodies with energy. If our body is resistant to the insulin it makes, it will not get enough glucose it needs. As a result, they will instead use our fat to substitute sugar, where it builds up
people are bypassing simple steps to prevent Type II diabetes. As of January 2011, 25.8 million children and adults have been diagnosed with Type II diabetes (American Diabetes Association). Type II diabetes is a disease that causes high blood sugar levels due to a malfunction within the body to properly use insulin. The role of insulin is to lower and control blood sugar levels so they do not get too high. After people are diagnosed with Type II diabetes they have to immediately start taking care
frequently seen healthcare problem, I chose to interview a registered nurse from Georgia Regents Medical Center, Mrs. Denead Buoy RN, MSN. I chose this medical provider because she has had experience in her field for seventeen years. During the interview, I gained valuable information about a disease that she mentioned she sees commonly in her in-patient unit. The disease she noted was diabetes mellitus. During the interview, she gave me information about the disease in terms of its causes, its