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The Obesity Trend

Discussion in 'Health and Wellness' started by Benjamin, Dec 7, 2011.

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  1. Benjamin

    Benjamin Well-Known Member
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    The rate of diabetes has doubled in the last 10 years.

    http://health.usnews.com/health-news/diet-fitness/diabetes/articles/2008/10/30/rate-of-diabetes-cases-doubles-in-10-years-cdc

    The current population with diabetes and pre-diabetes is about 131,000,000.

    http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/diabetes-statistics/?loc=DropDownDB-stats

    According to these figures I would say the possibility of 200,000,000 people with diabetes and pre-diabetes in 8 years is not so far-fetched.

    Personally, I believe the treatment of diabetes will be a "major" burden on our healthcare system in the near future.
     
    #21 Benjamin, Dec 10, 2011
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    :laugh: I hope you know I'm probably going to borrow off that suggestion. Next time you better © those thoughts. ;)
     
    #22 Benjamin, Dec 10, 2011
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    Heheh.....:


    The Flavorists: Tweaking tastes and creating cravings

    “Meet the scientists who create flavors that make foods and beverages so tasty that critics say they're addictive.

    (CBS News) When you chug a sports drink or chew a stick of gum, you probably don't think of science. But there is a precise science - and a delicate art - behind what you're tasting. Morley Safer reports on the multibillion dollar flavor industry, whose scientists create natural and artificial flavorings that make your mouth water and keep you coming back for more...........

    The flavoring industry is the enabler of the food processing business - which depends on it to create a craving for everything from soda pop to chicken soup. It is Willy Wonka and his chocolate factory as a multibillion dollar industry; an industry cloaked in secrecy.........”

    Watch the 60 Minutes segment
     
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    ......disregard, wrong thread.... :)
     
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    Yes, but the stat said 62% are diabetic and that is not so. I think they are over estimating to sensationalize the problem, and this doesn't need to be. If it is 131,000,000 then that is terrible so why inflate the numbers. It reminds me of the fake global warming stats.
     
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    I think you're missing that the 62% is refering to having diabetes and "pre-diabetes" which are not not showing signs of being "diabetic" ...yet.
     
    #26 Benjamin, Dec 14, 2011
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    Increase in diabetes, obesity could offset progress in cardiovascular health

    http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2011/12/26/hlsc1229.htm
     
    #27 Benjamin, Dec 29, 2011
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