http://healthtipsatoz.com/health-tips-diabetes-southern-style/ Health tips, wellness tips, fitness tips and more Sat, 05 May 2012 15:54:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://healthtipsatoz.com/health-tips-diabetes-southern-style/comment-page-1/#comment-3864 Jaye Marno Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:35:02 +0000 http://healthtipsatoz.com/?p=387#comment-3864 I know that folks in the south eat more fats, butter, bacon grease, etc. These might contribute to the obesity that is a precursor to Type 2 diabetes. But it's not just fats. Fats alone won't do it, it's the *combination* with high carbohydrates -- corn, potatoes, starches -- that is making obesity almost epidemic in the south. Something's got to change. Cut the fats, not likely. Cut the carbs, not likely either. Well then increase the physical output a lot more, like our grandparents did. We have simply *got* to watch the body fat and keep it down one way or the other. The modern, physically easy lifestyle and high-fat, high-carb diet is killing us. I know that folks in the south eat more fats, butter, bacon grease, etc. These might contribute to the obesity that is a precursor to Type 2 diabetes. But it’s not just fats. Fats alone won’t do it, it’s the *combination* with high carbohydrates — corn, potatoes, starches — that is making obesity almost epidemic in the south.
Something’s got to change. Cut the fats, not likely. Cut the carbs, not likely either. Well then increase the physical output a lot more, like our grandparents did. We have simply *got* to watch the body fat and keep it down one way or the other. The modern, physically easy lifestyle and high-fat, high-carb diet is killing us.

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