The two peer-reviewed chapters I chose to use were chapter four from “Fed Up!” by Susan Okie, and the introduction of the Glycemic Control Algorithm Consensus Panel, by Helena W. Rodbard and Paul S. Jellinger. In the fourth chapter of “Fed Up”, Okie outlines the importance of establishing healthy eating habits at an early age in order to prevent the development of diabetes at a later age. The main way to prevent diabetes is maintaining a healthy diet that is “rich in fruits and vegetables but low in refined starches and sugars, and which also contains protein, unprocessed whole grains, some dairy products, and a moderate amount of fat, may be healthy for the heart and least conducive to weight gain and diabetes” (Okie 78). This particular diet is ideal for a nine-year old boy named Adam who struggles with his weight. Adam’s weight problem introduced a need for a change in his diet, and losing weight would help him in decreasing his risk of diabetes at a later age. Okie writes, “Following the plan required big changes in Adam’s eating habits” (Okie 79). The changes in Adam’s eating habits ultimately proved to be successful. Adam lost close to thirty-five pounds through one year of the program, and he greatly improved the outlook of his health in the coming years of his life. In the Glycemic Control Algorithm Consensus Panel, the impact of obesity on type two diabetes is examined in detail, as well as the increase of new cases of type two diabetes that occurs between the ages of 30 and 39. In this introduction of the panel, type two diabetes is described as an epidemic that “reflects the epidemic of overweight, obesity, metabolic syndrome, and sedentary lifestyle” (Rodbard, Jellinger 542). This panel suggests the introduction of a necessary practical algorithm for management of patients with type two diabetes. The introduction of these algorithms in the form of medications have helped to maintain the control of diabetes within the patients.
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For my two peer-reviewed essays, I chose to use “Body Composition and the Metabolic Impact of Weight Excess in Patients with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus” and “The Inter- and Intragenerational Impact of Gestational Diabetes on the Epidemic of Type 2 Diabetes”. The first essay contains a study on the impact of obesity and high BMI on patients with type 2 ugh the diabetes. Through the performance of the study they found that “older age is associated with a more pronounced visceral fat compartment in both type I and type 2 diabetic patients… in type 2 diabetic patients, the total amount of body fat was higher in younger patients as compared to older ones” (Lichiardopol, Florentiu, Radoi 503). The study found that high BMI is a major contributor to type 2 Diabetes, especially in the younger patients that were used in the study. The study also found that a “pattern of two type 2 diabetes phenotypes emerged” (Lichiardopol, Florentiu, Radoi 503). These two phenotypes were younger more overweight patients and older more normal weight ones. This study shows how important it is for the younger generation to maintain healthy eating habits, and how much being overweight increases your risk of type 2 diabetes at a later age. The second essay is about the intergenerational and intragenerational impact on type 2 diabetes. This essay contains a study of how the health of many of the early native people in America was similar to that of many people living in America today, and the study reveals the importance of healthy lifestyles in the younger generation because many of the younger native people developed health problems as a result of being overweight. As a whole, it is evident in these articles that it is important for younger people to maintain their body weight, as well as healthy eating habits in order to decrease their risk of type 2 diabetes at a later age.
The two peer-reviewed chapters I chose to use were chapter four from “Fed Up!” by Susan Okie, and the introduction of the Glycemic Control Algorithm Consensus Panel, by Helena W. Rodbard and Paul S. Jellinger. In the fourth chapter of “Fed Up”, Okie outlines the importance of establishing healthy eating habits at an early age in order to prevent the development of diabetes at a later age. The main way to prevent diabetes is maintaining a healthy diet that is “rich in fruits and vegetables but low in refined starches and sugars, and which also contains protein, unprocessed whole grains, some dairy products, and a moderate amount of fat, may be healthy for the heart and least conducive to weight gain and diabetes” (Okie 78). This particular diet is ideal for a nine-year old boy named Adam who struggles with his weight. Adam’s weight problem introduced a need for a change in his diet, and losing weight would help him in decreasing his risk of diabetes at a later age. Okie writes, “Following the plan required big changes in Adam’s eating habits” (Okie 79). The changes in Adam’s eating habits ultimately proved to be successful. Adam lost close to thirty-five pounds through one year of the program, and he greatly improved the outlook of his health in the coming years of his life. In the Glycemic Control Algorithm Consensus Panel, the impact of obesity on type two diabetes is examined in detail, as well as the increase of new cases of type two diabetes that occurs between the ages of 30 and 39. In this introduction of the panel, type two diabetes is described as an epidemic that “reflects the epidemic of overweight, obesity, metabolic syndrome, and sedentary lifestyle” (Rodbard, Jellinger 542). This panel suggests the introduction of a necessary practical algorithm for management of patients with type two diabetes. The introduction of these algorithms in the form of medications have helped to maintain the control of diabetes within the patients.
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For my two peer-reviewed essays, I chose to use “Body Composition and the Metabolic Impact of Weight Excess in Patients with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus” and “The Inter- and Intragenerational Impact of Gestational Diabetes on the Epidemic of Type 2 Diabetes”. The first essay contains a study on the impact of obesity and high BMI on patients with type 2 ugh the diabetes. Through the performance of the study they found that “older age is associated with a more pronounced visceral fat compartment in both type I and type 2 diabetic patients… in type 2 diabetic patients, the total amount of body fat was higher in younger patients as compared to older ones” (Lichiardopol, Florentiu, Radoi 503). The study found that high BMI is a major contributor to type 2 Diabetes, especially in the younger patients that were used in the study. The study also found that a “pattern of two type 2 diabetes phenotypes emerged” (Lichiardopol, Florentiu, Radoi 503). These two phenotypes were younger more overweight patients and older more normal weight ones. This study shows how important it is for the younger generation to maintain healthy eating habits, and how much being overweight increases your risk of type 2 diabetes at a later age. The second essay is about the intergenerational and intragenerational impact on type 2 diabetes. This essay contains a study of how the health of many of the early native people in America was similar to that of many people living in America today, and the study reveals the importance of healthy lifestyles in the younger generation because many of the younger native people developed health problems as a result of being overweight. As a whole, it is evident in these articles that it is important for younger people to maintain their body weight, as well as healthy eating habits in order to decrease their risk of type 2 diabetes at a later age.
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