Diabetes Prevention Kids

Children and Health – How Is Diabetes Spreading Around The Globe?

Whos’s spreading diabetes? A couple of decades ago I read and interesting book called the Okinawa Diet. The book chronologed the migration of some asian people from a small pacific island as they traveled to certain parts of South America. What is most interesting about this case study is that the people of Okinawa were clinically proven to maintain better health and to live longer than anyone else in the world.

That is, until the citizens of Okinawa started eating Junk Food or Fast Food as some would call it. Commercialized junk food is creating obesity which, surely leads to type 2 diabetes. Cow’s milk and other food stuff injected with hormones trigger type 1 diabetes (this is why so many young children get this form of diabetes.) USA food manufacturing and the diabetes disease that has inflicted the US, is now growing across the world threatening other nations along with their children and health. Most local authorities have not yet even begun debate as to how to counteract the advancement of this man-made self-inflicted threat. Children and nutrition have have been sacrificed and replaced with corporate profits.

It is self evident on who is responsible for spreading diabetes. But, this Okinawa case study is most interesting becasue it confirms that it is the consumption of commecialized food as without doubt being the culprit.

 There is a series of Run Tippy Run – Draw Me Healthy diabetes related kids books. These stories are designed to introduce a green diet concept to young children. By illustrating a direct link to green food and health, we induce kids to question their current—food choices & sources.