Essay On Type 2 Diabetes Development
Type 2 Diabetes Development
Type 2 Diabetes is still one of many major reasons behind death and health problems in the United States and likely, will become a greater health concern if current rates of obesity continue. There is convincing evidence from investigations with high risk groups that weight loss, healthy diet, and physical activity can delay or even prevent the onset of Type 2 Diabetes. Type 2 Diabetes is on the rise due to lifestyle variables such as poor dietary choices and physical inactivity. Behavioral risk factors for Type 2 Diabetes include things such as stationary behaviors, obesity, and poor eating habits begin at a young age. The greatest increases in obesity occur during the transition from adolescence to adulthood when …show more content…
For example, minority populations such as African Americans and Hispanic/ Latinos are about twice as likely as Caucasians to be diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. (Amuta 787) Further, evidence that Type 2 Diabetes runs in families is well-documented. Susceptibility to Type 2 Diabetes is 2 to 5 times higher among persons with a family history of Type 2 Diabetes as family members tend to share culture, behaviors, norms, and biological traits. This paper delves and examines risk perceptions for developing Type 2 Diabetes among overweight and obese adolescents compared to their peers, throughout adulthood and their lifetime. People have been found to display highly unrealistic optimism; they personal believe that their own future outcome will be far more favorable than that of their peers or what a reasonable, objective standard would lead them to believe. Therefore, an examination of risk perceptions towards developing Type 2 Diabetes is very important for guiding Type 2 Diabetes prevention efforts among people with clinically high-risk populations such as overweight and obese adolescents with a family history of Type 2 Diabetes. Adolescents that are of normal weight have been found to have low risk perceptions for being diagnosed with heart disease and Type 2 Diabetes and did not attribute development of
Type 2 Diabetes is still one of many major reasons behind death and health problems in the United States and likely, will become a greater health concern if current rates of obesity continue. There is convincing evidence from investigations with high risk groups that weight loss, healthy diet, and physical activity can delay or even prevent the onset of Type 2 Diabetes. Type 2 Diabetes is on the rise due to lifestyle variables such as poor dietary choices and physical inactivity. Behavioral risk factors for Type 2 Diabetes include things such as stationary behaviors, obesity, and poor eating habits begin at a young age. The greatest increases in obesity occur during the transition from adolescence to adulthood when …show more content…
For example, minority populations such as African Americans and Hispanic/ Latinos are about twice as likely as Caucasians to be diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. (Amuta 787) Further, evidence that Type 2 Diabetes runs in families is well-documented. Susceptibility to Type 2 Diabetes is 2 to 5 times higher among persons with a family history of Type 2 Diabetes as family members tend to share culture, behaviors, norms, and biological traits. This paper delves and examines risk perceptions for developing Type 2 Diabetes among overweight and obese adolescents compared to their peers, throughout adulthood and their lifetime. People have been found to display highly unrealistic optimism; they personal believe that their own future outcome will be far more favorable than that of their peers or what a reasonable, objective standard would lead them to believe. Therefore, an examination of risk perceptions towards developing Type 2 Diabetes is very important for guiding Type 2 Diabetes prevention efforts among people with clinically high-risk populations such as overweight and obese adolescents with a family history of Type 2 Diabetes. Adolescents that are of normal weight have been found to have low risk perceptions for being diagnosed with heart disease and Type 2 Diabetes and did not attribute development of