{"id":2248,"date":"2010-11-25T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-11-25T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/we-can-avoid-a-diabetes-disaster-by-2020.html"},"modified":"2016-09-21T09:19:28","modified_gmt":"2016-09-21T13:19:28","slug":"we-can-avoid-a-diabetes-disaster-by-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=2248","title":{"rendered":"We CAN avoid a diabetes disaster by 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I don’t believe it. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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The report says that “Half of Americans facing diabetes by 2020.” I refuse to accept this. I do not believe we must surrender to the incoming wave of obesity, diabetes, and the parade of health problems that follow them. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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Yes<\/b>, diabetes is epidemic and is one of the fastest-growing diseases in the United States, currently affecting about 26 million Americans. And yes<\/b>, another 67 million are estimated to have prediabetes, and 90% of those are unaware that they even have the condition.<\/span><\/div>\n
But NO<\/b>, this is not inevitable. This problem is not genetic, but preventable with basic, basic, basic (did I say basic?) lifestyle changes. Easy stuff … once you know what to do. <\/span><\/div>\n
Thus, this is about sound education. This is about returning to some common sense strategies like, I don’t know, EAT FOOD, return to the family table, and don’t eat SO much food that you make it bad for you. <\/span><\/div>\n
We are in a race between education and catastrophe. This truism has never been more pertinent than today. We can educate. We can avoid catastrophe. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
For more information: Click here to visit Will Clower’s website.<\/a>Half of Americans facing diabetes by 2020: report | Reuters<\/a><\/div>\n
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