--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb <no_reply@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seekliberation" <seekliberation@> > wrote: > > > > I see how mcdonalds and soda can be guilty, but how so with > > computers/games? > > I supplement my income by editing medical papers before > they are submitted to journals, so I've noticed that in > many of them a "sedentary lifestyle" and sitting for > long periods of time are cited as definitive risk factors > for diabetes. High-carb and high-sugar diets are probably > the more established risk factors, but they seem to be > far from the only ones, so Card's speculation may be > valid. > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > I've heard and read there are quite a lot of kids under > > > 15 years of age, especially in the US of A, with type 2 > > > diabetes. Some even dead...? > > > > > > IMO, some of the biggest culprits are computers (esp. games), > > > junk food (McDonalds, etc.) and sodas (Coca-Cola, Pepsi), > > > and the heavily processed, high glycemic index food in schools? > > > > > > The cost of that might be nothing short of enormous for > > > the future generations? > > > > > > I keep hearing that this young generation is the first that will have a shorter lifespan than their parents. Organ replacements and incredible medical advances may change that, but I can tell you that few youngsters play outside or ride bikes after school. They go home, have a snack, hopefully do homework, and then text, game, and get on the computer. All fun things and also things that are difficult to stop doing, especially for kids who don't have fully developed frontal lobes to override the desire to just continue with the technology. Schools work to provide aerobic gym classes and all sots of health producing activities in gym class, but the days when we played games outside and raced around for a few hours after school are gone..
For adults, the info about the value of aerobic exercise is strong and getting stronger when it comes to keeping the brain healthy. It promotes the growth of dendrites and helps to replace dead neurons in the hippocampus, which has to do with memory, cognitive skills. It motivated me to do less yoga and more fast walking and going to the gym. Barry, that sounds like really interesting work you do. You get to read about cutting edge research and get paid while making some corrections. Not bad at all.
