For many years, health professionals have recommended maintaining a healthy lifestyle so that the body remains strong and ready to prevent and fight various types of disease. Among the positive habits that should prevail in every person are healthy eating, regular exercise and good sleep.
If this is not done and a person abuses the consumption of food or products loaded with harmful fats, sugar and sodium, and in addition practices a sedentary lifestyle and does not sleep well, he risks being attacked by a serious condition.
For example, one of the diseases affecting people in different parts of the world due to unhealthy lifestyle is diabetes, which is a chronic metabolic disorder caused by high blood glucose levels.
“Diabetes is a disease in which blood glucose (sugar) levels are very high. Glucose comes from the food you eat. Insulin is a hormone that helps glucose get into cells to provide them with energy. In type 1 diabetes, the body does not produce insulin. In type 2 diabetes, the most common type, the body does not produce or use insulin properly. Without enough insulin, glucose stays in the blood,” explains Medline Plus, US National Library of Medicine.
“Over time, too much glucose in the blood can cause serious problems. It can affect the eyes, kidneys and nerves. Diabetes can also cause heart disease, stroke and the need for limb amputation. Pregnant women can also develop diabetes, called gestational diabetes,” the organization adds.
It should be noted that the main symptoms of this disease are increased thirst and frequent urination, increased appetite, wounds that do not heal, infections that come and go, vision problems, weight loss for no reason, fatigue or weakness, among others.
If a chronic metabolic disease such as diabetes is not treated properly, it can be fatal. Therefore, it is vitally important that people with diabetes follow the advice of their healthcare professionals.
Like most diseases, diabetes can be prevented. There is a very special habit that should be done regularly to prevent this condition. This is practicing exercise or physical activity, a study found. The risk of this condition is reduced even by up to 70%.
In one study, which analyzed the exercise practice of a group of people, it was found that “those who did more than one hour of moderate to vigorous physical activity per day had a 74% lower risk of to develop type 2 diabetes”. This result was maintained even when other factors, such as genetic risk, were taken into account,” reports the online platform Urgent 24.
“Physical activity of moderate intensity is, for example, brisk walking or gardening. Vigorous intensity physical activity includes running, aerobic dancing or riding a bicycle on an incline”, adds the site, quoting doctorulzilei.ro.
2023-06-09 21:08:33
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