Diabetes

The United States is nothing more than a culmination of 312 million people from varying backgrounds but all of whom have the same general issue, their health. Health has become more of an issue in the United States than ever before, just last night alone on the national news there was two different health stories one about treating prostate cancer the other about diabetes in the United States among adolescents and children. According to research it was shown that approximately 23% of children in the United States have diabetes or are at risk for diabetes, which is up from the 9% in 2003.

 In the video above it shows the drastic change in obesity that has occurred over the past 23 years in the United States. As the colors go from light blue, medium blue, dark blue, yellow, orange and eventually red it shows the percentage of people that are obese. Many professionals throughout the country believe that weight loss could drastically decrease the likelihood of a person getting Type 2 diabetes as said in this interview. Having diabetes as a child could have complications later in life, such as stroke, heart attack, even blindness and kidney failure.

http://asitoughttobe.com/2010/08/22/the-coming-crises-of-global-food-high-costs-high-fats-and-the-age-of-globesity/

http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/kbenfield/5_graphs_and_4_photos_tell_the.html

As seen through these two charts as the rate of obesity in the United States increases as does the percentage of people with diabetes. Perhaps by improving and promoting a healthier life style one might be able to prevent the progression of diabetes as well as the percentage of people with diabetes.