Many of you are starting to realize that your current way of eating is slanted more towards the macronutrient of carbohydrates. Even more problematic is that many of us are relying on processed carbohydrates for our meals, especially in the morning. Processed carbohydrates are foods that have had all or most of their natural nutrients and fiber removed in order to make them easier to transport and store. Pretty much anything that can sit on a shelf in a bag or a box for a long time without going bad, is a processed carbohydrate.
Why are processed carbs so bad? It's a complicated process but stick with me and I will try to make it as simple as possible. When eaten, carbohydrates are broken down into sugars and circulated through the blood for the body to use as energy. Processed carbohydrates are already partially broken down so the body converts them to sugar very quickly. Too much sugar in the blood is a bad thing, so your body produces insulin in response to a rise in blood sugar. Insulin's job is to allow glucose to enter cells to be used as energy and to store excess glucose. Constant consumption of processed carbohydrates means rapid elevation of blood sugar levels followed by a rapid release of insulin to lower the blood sugar quickly. This sequence of unstable blood sugar levels leads to a condition called hypoglycemia or low blood sugar. In response to this your body craves food, especially sugar and the process repeats itself creating this vicious cycle that can eventually lead to any number of metabolic diseases.
This process created in part by the over consumption of process foods has lead to an increase in type 2 diabetes in our generation. This blog is a little bit longer and I will give you two weeks to complete it. It will count as a summative assessment towards your fourth quarter grade. I want you to spend some time reading up on type 2 diabetes and in your own words and in no more than two paragraphs, explain to me;
1. What is type 2 diabetes?
2. Why it is a concern to your generation?
Warren Berlin-
ReplyDelete1. Type 2 diabetes is a disorder in which a person has high levels of blood sugar. As the condition worsens, medications are usually needed.
2. This is a concern to our generations in American as we are an generation of overweight and excercise lacking kids.
Type 2 diabetes is a disorder in which a person has high blood sugar
ReplyDeleteIts a concern because all of the electronic advances are causing kids to not exercise and the are not getting their blood pumping.
Zach Grinspoon
1. Type 2 diabetes is a disorder that results from overconsumption of sugar. It can also sometimes be passed down through genetics. When you have it, your body gains an insulin deficiency so it can't make insulin to lower blood sugar, resulting in high blood sugar levels. Meds are needed to help with this problem and those who have it can't eat many sugar or carbs and they have to measure their blood sugar every day.
ReplyDelete2. This is a problem in this generation because more and more kids are becoming obese due to overconsumption of unhealthy foods, and obesity generally is a quick segway to type 2 diabetes, which nobody wants to have.
1. A disorder characterized by high blood sugar, and a resistance and/or deficiency of/to insulin. People at highest risk are those who are obese or overweight.
ReplyDelete2. Like I said, people at highest risk are obese or overweight, statistics say between 13-33% of adolescents are overweight, thus, they are at a very high risk of type 2 diabetes.
-Eric Xu
1. type two diabetes is a disease where someone has high amounts of blood sugar.
ReplyDelete2.our generation is obese
1. Type 2 diabetes is when a person has to much blood sugar and is worsened by lack of exercise and unhealthy eating. As the condition worsens, medication is needed.
ReplyDelete2. This is a concern to our generation because more children now are suffering from lack of exercise and obesity which are the main causes of Type 2 diabetes.
-Harris Benjamin
Zach Reiswig
ReplyDelete-type 2 diabetes is a disease where the pancreas doesn't produce enough insulin to regulate blood sugar, and is common to people who are over weight, lack diet, and lack exercise.
-It's a concern to our generation because our year has one of the biggest percentages of obesity, and are often lacking exercise.
Type 2 diabetes is a life long disease marked by high levels of glucose in the blood. Most common form of diabetes
ReplyDeleteits a concern because to our generation because more people are becoming obese and not regularly exercising making them at a higher risk for diabetes
rachel teicher
1. Type 2 diabetes is a disorder in which a person has high levels of blood sugar. As the condition worsens, medications are usually needed.
ReplyDelete2. This is a concern to our generations in American as we are an generation of overweight and excercise lacking kids.
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Sophie Ellis
ReplyDelete1. Type 2 diabetes is the most common type of diabetes, it is when your body produces too little insulin or the cells in your body do not react with the insulin produced. Unlike Type 1 diabetes, it is possible to over come type 2 diabetes.
2. This is a concern to our generation because more and more youth in america is being subjected to obesity and physical inactivity, making them more prone to diseases like type 2 diabetes.
1. type 2 diabetes is a metabolic disorder that is caused by high blood glucose having to do with the resistance of insulin and relative insulin deficiency. Type 2 Diabetes is often managed by exercizing more and eating healthier. But if it gets worse, medicine is needed.
ReplyDelete2. It is a concern to our generation, because more and more kids are becoming obese and they can develop type 2 diabetes easier and it can become more common in our society.
Matt Kehr
1. Type 2 diabetes is a condition when you have eaten an over amount of sugar and your blood pressure rises to a point where your blood cells become less sensitive.
ReplyDelete2. These days kids are eating way to much junk food and not exercising as much as they should. these factors will increase the risk of type 2 diabetes.
ryan shults
1. Type 2 diabetes is where a person has really high blood sugar. Sometimes it gets so bad that you have to take medications.
ReplyDelete2. It is a concern to our generation because more kids are becoming obese because they are not getting the exercise that they need each day.
Brett Keenan
Type 2 diabetes is a life long disease marked by high levels of glucose in the blood. Most common form of diabetes
ReplyDeleteIt is worse inour generation because less people excersize and less people know about it.
Mait Baldwin
Type 2 diabetes is a disease that results from either taking in to much sugar, or genetics, and what happens is that your body can't produce enough insulin to keep you blood sugar at the correct level, so the blood sugar gets exceptionally high.
ReplyDeleteThis is a growing concern as type 2 diabetes is becoming more common, especially because of the amount of sugar people are taking in, and the lack of excercise they get nowadays
Danyal 'Danny' Ahmad
1.Type 2 diabetes is a life long disease. It makes people to have high level of glucose in their blood. Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes.
ReplyDelete2.Its a concern to us because our generation is becoming more and more out of shape and more obese which is making us have a higher risk for diabetes
Gary Liu
1. Type 2 diabetes is a disorder that results from overconsumption of sugar. It can also sometimes be passed down through genetics. When you have it, your body gains an insulin deficiency so it can't make insulin to lower blood sugar, resulting in high blood sugar levels. Meds are needed to help with this problem and those who have it can't eat many sugar or carbs and they have to measure their blood sugar every day.
ReplyDelete2. more and more people are getting obest lately, which can lead to type 2 diabetes.
-Jacob Amusya
1. Type 2 diabetes is a disorder that results from overconsumption of sugar. It can also sometimes be passed down through genetics. When you have it, your body gains an insulin deficiency so it can't make insulin to lower blood sugar, resulting in high blood sugar levels. Meds are needed to help with this problem and those who have it can't eat many sugar or carbs and they have to measure their blood sugar every day.
ReplyDelete2. This is a problem in this generation because more and more kids are becoming obese due to overconsumption of unhealthy foods, and obesity generally is a quick segway to type 2 diabetes, which nobody wants to have.
-Ben G.
1, Type 2 diabetes is a disorder when you have extremely high blood sugar.
ReplyDelete2. It is a concern because our generation is getting more out of shape which could effect type 2 diabetes
Alex Diamond
1. Type 2 diabetes is the most common type of diabetes, it is when your body produces too little insulin or the cells in your body do not react with the insulin produced. It is possible to over come type 2 diabetes.
ReplyDelete2. This is a concern to our generation because more and more youth in america is being subjected to getting fatt and physical inactivity, making them more likely to get diseases like type 2 diabetes.
HALLIE ROLFES
1. Type 2 Diabetes is what you get from eating to much sugars and the your body has high blood sugar and the body cant produce enough insulin to bring it down. People with the diabetes have to be careful of what they eat and how high thier blood sugar is.
ReplyDelete2.More and more people are being diagnosed with it and kids eat too much sugar and arent eating health which effects them by producing the diabetes.
-Juan-Felipe Pataquiva
1.Type 2 diabetes can be diagnosed from eating too much sugar, plus the body maintains high blood sugar and thus the insulin we have is unable to lower it. People with this always have to have an eye on the diet and sugar and blood and so on.
ReplyDelete2.Many people nowadays are getting and mainly young children with irresponsible parents that give them bad diets with too much sugar essentially allowing for this
steven sullivan ^^^^ the above comment
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