Diabetes and Heart Disease

Diabetes
  • #1 cause of adult blindness
  • #1 cause of kidney failure
  • 2 in 3 people with diabetes DIE of Heart Disease or Stroke
  • Causes more than 60% of non-traumatic lower-limb amputations each year

Every 24 Hours
  • New Cases – 4,100
  • Deaths 81
  • Kidney Failure – 120
  • Blindness - 550
  • Amputations – 230
American Diabetes Association

Good prevention strategy can start with diet by getting away from fast, convenience, processed foods

  • Eat more fruits and vegetables
  •  Eat more Whole grains
  •  Eat more Omega-3 rich fish

Reference National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. National Diabetes Statistics fact sheet: general information and national estimates on diabetes in the United States, 2005. Bethesda, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, 2005.

US National

Health Institutes

Point to diet as a strategy for prevention
  • Eat more whole grains, fruits
  • Eat more fruits & vegetables
  • And get physically active…..

Research has shown that omega-3 fatty acids

  • decrease risk of arrhythmias, which can lead to sudden cardiac death
  • decrease triglyceride levels
  • decrease growth rate of atherosclerotic plaque
  • lower blood pressure (slightly)            American Heart Association
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