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Diabetes and Latin Americans - by
Jure Klen
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Approximately 41 million of USA
population are Latin Americans. Almost every 7 man in USA.
Latin Americans are the second largest group and the
fastest growing population in USA.
USA disease control centers report
1,5 million Latin Americans have diabetes and almost 5,4
million people in USA have diabetes and they are not aware
of it. Minorities are even more jeopardized. |
In comparison with Caucasians
African Americans have 60% more chance to get diabetes, Latin
Americans have 90 % more chance to get diabetes than
Caucasian.
The main reason for diabetes type 2 is fatness. Problem of
fatness is not seen only at adults but also children. Marion
Nestle says: » Obesity is growing mainly with children and
growing youth, even more with African Americans and Latin
Americans.«
Majority of population know how to avoid diabetes with regular
exercise and a diet. Studies from 1988 to 1994 showed 65 % of
Mexican American man and 74 % of Mexican American women never
exercise.
The lack of exercise is the main reason of the high percentage
of diabetes with Mexican Americans. Lots of times they blame
the genes for obesity but the main reason is the lack of
exercise.
But why Latin Americans have more chance to get diabetes than
Caucasians. Hispanic population is not the only one in USA
that suffer from obesity that is the main reason for diabetes.
Other factors like genetics can even multiply the chance. NDIC
reports that Mexican Americans who's parents have diabetes has
twice a chance to get diabetes than those who's parents have
not have diabetes.
Dr. Robert H. Lebow the author of Health Care Meltdown
describes the story of a young Latin American girl Anne, who
visited a doctor because of cramps in her stomach and
constipation. Her only physical activity was school exercise
two times per week. When she is at home she watches a lot of
television and her diet includes a lot of candy and sweetened
non-alco drinks. Her school friend Marjorie is 9 and is in
fourth grade. Her only exercise is also school exercise twice
per week. She eats a lot of candy and watch a lot of
television. Her mother got diabetes when she was 35. She is
worried Marjorie will have the same destiny.
There is a big chance Marjorie will get diabetes. She is
already overweight, she doesn't exercise and her diet is poor.
She will continue to pass her bad habits to her children. This
kind of circle is more common with Latin Americans than
Caucasians.
Dr. Zorba Paster the author of The Longetivity Code says that
the cause of diabetes has to be because of the social
injustice. Race intolerance to Mexican Americans revolves to
poverty, low education and that means they suffer from more
problems and die sooner.
Paster also says that non Caucasians life expectancy is lower
for 5 years and diabetes is the main reason.
Latin Americans have to get to know what is diabetes, what is
the cause of it and how to avoid it.
And what the experts say?
Doctors in USA lose more patients because of diabetes than
diagnose them. (Life Extension, page 652).
Not only diabetes but also heart, bone and other endocrine and
metabolic diseases kill Mexican Americans more than
Caucasians. (Fat Land, Greg Critser, page 75).
African Americans, Latin Americans and American natives have
bigger risks in getting diabetes than Caucasians. It is in
relation ot overweight and sometimes genetics. (Dr Atkins New
Diet Revolution, Robert C. Atkins MD, page 275).
16 to 26 % of Latin Americans and African Americans between
45-74 years of age have diabetes and only 12 % of Caucasians
of the same age. (Fat Land, Greg Critser, page 10).
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