Type 2 diabetes in the U.S.?

[Randy]

What is the best way to help solve the problem of a rising number of people with Type 2 diabetes in the U.S.?

 

[PGen98]

Reduction in the number of genetically modified foods would be a start, but as that's more of a necessity thing, I don't see that happening. Also a less sedentary average lifestyle, though how you enforce that is beyond me.

 

[Kale]

It took me till 2018-2019 to get type 2 diabetes, but was apparently pre diabetic at some point or another. As for fixing type 2 diabaetes agreed with getting rid of those types of foods.

 

[passenger]

Reduction in the number of genetically modified foods would be a start, but as that's more of a necessity thing, I don't see that happening. Also a less sedentary average lifestyle, though how you enforce that is beyond me.

I agree with what you're saying, except that I do not agree that GMO foods are a necessary progression at all. Hybridization and grafting are one thing: we have more new apple varieties 'than you can shake a stick at' ( ) due to hybridization and grafting .....GMO is going too far IMO...don't need it.

"Let them eat apples!"

 

[PGen98]

I agree with what you're saying, except that I do not agree that GMO foods are a necessary progression at all. Hybridization and grafting are one thing: we have more new apple varieties 'than you can shake a stick at' ( ) due to hybridization and grafting .....GMO is going too far IMO...don't need it.

"Let them eat apples!"

Agreed, but isn't GMO in America a product of needing to feed a population for which the non-GMO/organic/real foods cannot cover? Or am I wrong there? Ideally, though, yeah, no GMO

 

[passenger]

sn't GMO in America a product of needing to feed a population for which the non-GMO/organic/real foods cannot cover?

That certainly is a prevalent argument; of course highly debatable I think. Maybe we could start with our highly screwed up distribution systems and our national preponderance for food waste.
And if I could figure all of these things out then maybe I could be getting some of the big bucks.

 

[PGen98]

That certainly is a prevalent argument; of course highly debatable I think. Maybe we could start with our highly screwed up distribution systems and our national preponderance for food waste.
And if I could figure all of these things out then maybe I could be getting some of the big bucks.

True, very true.

 

[passenger]

True, very true.

Back to diabetes, though......sugar! Kids and young adults especially are loaded up with so much totally unnecessary sugar; stands to reason that we'd be a whole lot healthier as a nation without so much sugar.

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Cut the sugar intake!