The figures, in a University of Chicago report released today, will undoubtedly add fuel to the congressional debate regarding reining in the cost of health care.
By the year 2034, 44.1 million Americans will be living with diabetes - nearly twice the current number of 23.7 million (the report was published in the December issue of the journal Diabetes Care).
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About 90 percent of those with diabetes have type 2 (adult onset diabetes), a version of the condition that develops over time.
You can read the full report here: http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/26/diabetes.projections/
These predictions are probably very conservative since they don't take account of the growing proportion of overweight children and teenagers, who are at higher risk for developing diabetes.
These predictions are alarming to say the least. The sooner people realize that their diet is to blame, the better. Obesity is a major factor in diabetes, as is high-fructose corn syrup – the likely cause of this obesity.
High-fructose corn syrup is a common sweetener and preservative that extends the shelf life of processed foods and is cheaper than sugar. It is an ingredient contained in many sodas, fruit-flavored drinks and other processed foods. HFCS is NOT a natural product – the chemical bonds of HFCS are broken and rearranged during the manufacturing process.
On average, Americans consume about 12 teaspoons per day of HFCS, but teens and other high consumers can take in 80 percent more HFCS than average.
To make matters worse, earlier this year it was reported that two new US studies found that almost half of tested samples of commercial HFCS contained mercury. Mercury was also found in nearly a third of 55 popular brand-name food and beverage products where HFCS is the first- or second-highest labeled ingredient. As you probably know, any amount of mercury is toxic.
The possibility of diabetes can be reduced by following a healthy diet, exercising regularly and avoiding the likes of HFCS.
If you do have diabetes, a natural product such as Genome Multiplex can also help.
