Diabetes and Obesity: Health Risks
Diabetes and Obesity; what are the risks for other disease.
Dannie Goins
University Composition and Communication 1
Dr. Shadia Gray
June 21, 2013
Diabetes and Obesity; what are the risks for other diseases.
(As of 2011, 25.8 million people, 8.3 percent of the U.S. population, are affected by diabetes.) Sadly out of 25.8 million people, 7 million people don’t even know that they have diabetes (http://ndep.nih.gov/diabetes-facts/). As of 2012, nearly 4 percent of Americans are morbidly obese. As we can see, diabetes and obesity are two chronic diseases that sadly effect people’s lives across the world. While some cases are hereditary, sadly 80 percent of people diagnosed with diabetes are because of unhealthy living. Obesity and diabetes effect people in many ways. Both diseases affect our health, our lifestyles, and our everyday life. While diabetes and obesity are two life changing diseases; both are leading causes for the same life changing and life altering diseases.
Unfortunately diabetes and obesity are leading causes to cancer. While there are several types of cancer, diabetes and obesity can both lead to liver cancer. Diabetes is one of the causes for liver cancer. Liver cancer from this disease is caused by the high levels of insulin in people that are diabetic. (www.cancerresearch.org).The truth is people with diabetes are at a higher risk of liver cancer than people that aren’t diabetic. People with type II diabetes has a high risk of liver cancer, thought to be because of the fatty build up in the liver. Not only is diabetes a leading cause of cancer, Obesity as well is a leading cause for liver cancer. (People that suffer from obesity are at a 4.5 times greater risk of liver cancer than people that are not obese). www.livercancerconnect.org. Fortunately people that suffer from obesity and diabetes are able to lower their chances of liver cancer by eating
Dannie Goins
University Composition and Communication 1
Dr. Shadia Gray
June 21, 2013
Diabetes and Obesity; what are the risks for other diseases.
(As of 2011, 25.8 million people, 8.3 percent of the U.S. population, are affected by diabetes.) Sadly out of 25.8 million people, 7 million people don’t even know that they have diabetes (http://ndep.nih.gov/diabetes-facts/). As of 2012, nearly 4 percent of Americans are morbidly obese. As we can see, diabetes and obesity are two chronic diseases that sadly effect people’s lives across the world. While some cases are hereditary, sadly 80 percent of people diagnosed with diabetes are because of unhealthy living. Obesity and diabetes effect people in many ways. Both diseases affect our health, our lifestyles, and our everyday life. While diabetes and obesity are two life changing diseases; both are leading causes for the same life changing and life altering diseases.
Unfortunately diabetes and obesity are leading causes to cancer. While there are several types of cancer, diabetes and obesity can both lead to liver cancer. Diabetes is one of the causes for liver cancer. Liver cancer from this disease is caused by the high levels of insulin in people that are diabetic. (www.cancerresearch.org).The truth is people with diabetes are at a higher risk of liver cancer than people that aren’t diabetic. People with type II diabetes has a high risk of liver cancer, thought to be because of the fatty build up in the liver. Not only is diabetes a leading cause of cancer, Obesity as well is a leading cause for liver cancer. (People that suffer from obesity are at a 4.5 times greater risk of liver cancer than people that are not obese). www.livercancerconnect.org. Fortunately people that suffer from obesity and diabetes are able to lower their chances of liver cancer by eating
References: (http://ndep.nih.gov/diabetes-facts/ www.cancerresearch.org www.livercancerconnect.org. www.naturalnews.com www.world-heart-federation.org http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metabolic_syndrome http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/ms/causes.html http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/diabetic/retinopathy.asp http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs297/en/