Why are There More Diabetes Cases in Children

Diabetes is a disease caused by the way the body metabolizes sugar. The disease can be controlled by medication and modifications to one's'sdiet. What is alarming however, are the increasing number of cases of diabetes among teenagers and children.

Children are less active nowadays than in the past and this has led to health problems including obesity which is linked to Diabetes.

The weight of the issue

When the body is overweight, it can not handle the everyday stresses as well as it could. And when the body is smaller to begin with (as it is in children), these effects are magnified.

These extra pounds come from a life of physical inactivity in children, too much time sitting at the computer and at meals is taking its toll in increased weight. Children's bodies, already hampered by excess weight, have no way, therefore, to cope with their diets, rich in fat and sugar.

Very simply put, the body cannot metabolize, or burn, these high levels of fat and sugar, causing an imbalance that leads to diabetes in so many children.

You are what you eat

Current living styles afford little time for nutritious meals, full of wholesome grains and fresh vegetables and fruits like in the good old days. With pressures of time, it's all too easy to reach out for packaged and processed two-minute meals, or grab a bite somewhere.

This can place a tremendous pressure on the body. Like the camel who can take only so many straws, the body can, and will tolerate many elements of stress. But like the camel with the last straw that broke his back, too many stresses interfere with the normal functioning of vital organs, the liver and pancreas. The result -- disease, maybe even partial or total dysfunction.

Genes that you don't want to wear

Children will be children, of course, and they can make poor health choices by eating the wrong foods. But isn't it really up to families to encourage and incorporate a healthy lifestyle at home? And when they don't, children are more likely to fall prey to health problems and are more prone to diabetes.

It needs to be a team effort for the entire family to commit to in order to avoid diabetes and other problems associated with poor health habits.

Healthy CAN be exciting! Working out is great when everyone in the family does it together. And if you get every single person at home working on finding new ways to prepare nutritious, healthy and mouth-watering meals, you will be surprised at how enthused they get, they'lwill want to contribute to their health!