Do You Make These South Beach Diet Mistakes ?

Written by Neil Stelling


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Fall Victim to Bread Craving

How many people list 'bread' as an addiction ? Seriously, there's a lot. Unfortunately, white bread is right nearrepparttar top ofrepparttar 115385 Glycemic index, and aboutrepparttar 115386 worst food you can eat on your diet. When you get into Phase 2 you're allowed to eat bread, but only slices of wholemeal. Same with rice and pasta. Small amounts, and ideally whole grain versions. Bad carbs add weight.

Ignorerepparttar 115387 Health Benefits

Most people start a diet to lose weight. I guess that's what a diet is for. But some diets, particularly South Beach, have major health benefits. In fact, it's worth going onrepparttar 115388 South Beach Diet just forrepparttar 115389 health benefits, even if you don't lose weight (but you do). My blood pressure was high when I started. After 3 weeks it was back to normal. People with pre-diabetes, or potential heart problems, can much reduce their risk by following this diet. So there's lots of beneficial internal changes in your blood chemistry happening while you're losing weight.

So if you followrepparttar 115390 South Beach Diet properly, you'll get great results. You'll lose weight quickly, keep it off, and get some major health benefits.

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Neil Stelling is Marketing Manager of DigiLectual Inc., and a successful follower of the South Beach Diet.


Diabetes: African Americans Deadly Foe

Written by Drahcir Semaj


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Symptoms of Diabetes

The most common symptoms of diabetes include:

•excessive urination including frequent trips torepparttar bathroom •increased thirst •increased appetite •blurred vision •unusual weight loss •increased fatigue •irritability

Complications from Diabetes

Diabetes can lead to many disabling and life threatening complications. Strokes, blindness, kidney failure, heart disease, and amputations are common complications that effect African Americans who have diabetes

Kidney Disease "Diabetes isrepparttar 115384 second leading cause of end stage kidney disease in African Americans, accounting for about thirty percent ofrepparttar 115385 new cases each year," saysrepparttar 115386 National Kidney Foundation of Illinois. Up to twenty-one percent of people who develop diabetes will develop kidney disease.

Amputations Diabetes isrepparttar 115387 leading cause of non-traumatic lower-limb amputations inrepparttar 115388 United States. More than sixty percent of non-traumatic lower-limb amputations in America occur among people with diabetes and African Americans are almost three times more likely to have a lower limb amputated due to diabetes than whites. According to Center for Disease Control (CDC), about 82,000 non-traumatic lower-limb amputations were performed among people with diabetes in 2001.

Blindness African Americans are twice as likely to suffer from diabetes related blindness. Diabetics can develop a condition called "Diabetic Retinopathy", a disease affectingrepparttar 115389 blood vessels ofrepparttar 115390 eye, which can lead to impaired vision and blindness. Diabetes isrepparttar 115391 leading cause of new cases of blindness in people from 20 - 74 years of age and up to 24,000 people loose their sight each year because of diabetes.

Heart Disease People with diabetes are up to four times more likely to develop heart disease as people who don't have diabetes. Atherosclerosis (hardening ofrepparttar 115392 arteries) is more common in diabetics and can lead to increased risk of heart attacks, stroke, and poor circulation throughoutrepparttar 115393 body.

Diabetes Risk Factors

You have a greater risk for developing diabetes if you have any ofrepparttar 115394 following:

Obesity Family history of diabetes Pre-diabetes Low physical activity Age greater than 45 years High blood pressure High blood levels of triglycerides HDL cholesterol of less than 35 Previous diabetes during pregnancy or baby weighing more than 9 pounds

Diabetes has had a devastating effect onrepparttar 115395 African American community; it isrepparttar 115396 fifth leading cause of death and second leading cause of end stage kidney disease in African Americans.

African Americans suffer from complications from diabetes at a much higher rate thanrepparttar 115397 rest ofrepparttar 115398 population. African Americans are three times more likely to have a lower limb amputated because of diabetes and twice as likely to suffer from diabetes related blindness.

If you have any ofrepparttar 115399 diabetes risk factors you should contact your physician and have a blood glucose test. Also discuss with your physician lifestyle changes you can take to lower your chances of developing diabetes.

About the Author Drahcir Semaj Drahcir is a freelance writer who develops content for web sites on African American issues. He can be contacted at drahcir@drachirsemaj.com


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