SCOPE AND IMPACT OF DIABETES IN THE U.S.: UNDIAGNOSED TYPE 2 DIABETES
Convincing information from analyses of the National Health and Nutrition Surveys (NHANES III) indicates that undiagnosed type 2 diabetes and IGT are highly prevalent in the U.S. population. Prevalence is 14-20% in those over 50 years of age. Retinopathy is present in approximately 20% of type 2 diabetic patients at the time of diagnosis and is estimated to start at least 4-7 years before the clinical diagnosis is made. Using the older diagnostic criteria of fasting plasma glucose s 140 mg/dl (instead of the presently accepted a126 mg/dl), it was estimated that the onset of type 2 diabetes probably occurred about 12 years before diagnosis. This period is not benign. The prevalence of macrovascular disease at this stage is the same as in diagnosed diabetes, and the rates of coronary heart disease in both diagnosed and undiagnosed people with diabetes are at least twice that of nondiabetic people. Similar data are found for mortality.
Cardiovascular risk factors are usually present in excess before the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes is made. In the NHANES II analysis, prior to the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes, the prevalence of hypertension was 61%; hypercholesterolemia/49%; LDL cholesterol > 130 mg/dl, 62%; elevated plasma triglycerides, 28%; and obesity, 50% (men) and 82% (women).
Using the older criteria (FPG > 140 mg/dl) for the diagnosis of diabetes, it was estimated that 50% of the type 2 diabetic population was not diagnosed. This figure falls to about 33% when the newer criteria of FPG >126 mg/dl are used. Whichever criterion is used, it is evident that undiagnosed type 2 diabetes is a major public health problem.
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DIETARY CONSIDERATIONS FOR CANCER
Therefore, the effective treatment for cancer must, in addition to any other internal or external specifics used (such as laetrile, tekarina, or hydrazine sulfate, for example), begin with total elimination of the basic causes of cancer – elimination of all environmental sources of carcinogens, such as smoking and carcinogenic chemicals in air, water and food. In addition, a complete change in diet is imperative. In the ginning, all animal proteins must be eliminated. As condition improves, some raw goat’s milk, raw egg yokes and soured milk products, such as I yogurt, kefir or acidophilus milk, made from goat’s milk, may be added to the diet. The diet must be a 100% natural raw food diet, with emphasis on raw fruits and vegetables, particularly red beets, plus a minimum requirement of high quality proteins mostly from vegetable sources such as almonds, buckwheat, millet, sesame seeds, and sprouted seeds and grains. All foods must be natural, whole, unprocessed and I organically grown, without man-made chemicals of any kind.
Pureed asparagus, four tablespoons a day, has been reported to be an effective addition to the anti-cancer diet.
Almonds, as a protein source, are particularly recommended. No proteins should be consumed before 11 a.m. Breakfast should consist of I fresh fruits, fruit juices and herb teas. One pint of fresh or soured goat’s I milk can be used daily, plus 2 raw egg yokes from fertile eggs every second day. Lots of raw vegetable and fruit juices should be used daily. Green juices, made from alfalfa, comfrey, wheat grass, beet tops, etc., are excellent.
Anti-cancer diet should contain a generous amount of foods rich in vitamins E and С and the trace mineral, selenium – all natural antioxidants, which can help prevent the chromosome damage caused by carcinogens that leads to cancer.
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NOTES FOR CANCER TREATMENT
1. According to recent Swedish studies at Karolinska and Umea Hospitals, vitamin С in large doses can be an effective prophylactic agent against cancer. It has been shown that abnormal metabolism of amino acid tryptophan, with consequent oxidation of its metabolites, can lead to the development of cancer in the bladder. Vitamin C, by preventing the oxidation process, can block cancer development. Swedish researchers suggest that vitamin С can be used as cancer preventative agent.
2. Vitamins С and A in large doses are two natural substances used by the body to inhibit hyaluronidase, an enzyme found in cancerous tissues. Vitamin С effectively protects against carcinogenic effects of most poisons, including nitrates.
3. According to several studies, vitamin A exerts an inhibiting effect on carcinogenesis. A recent study done by Dr. Raymond J. Shamberger, professor of the Department of Biochemistry, The Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, showed that vitamin A is one of the most important aids to the body’s defensive system to fight and prevent cancer. When subjected to carcinogens, this vitamin has a remarkable ability to inhibit the induction and/or retard the growth of both malignant and non-malignant tumors.
4. We strongly advise that when cancer is suspected, under no circumstances should “home remedies”, nutritional or any other kind, be tried. Instead, a reliable doctor preferably a biologically oriented one, should be consulted immediately, and the patient should abide by the doctor’s advice regarding most suitable therapies.
5. Since it is not likely that the methods of treatment described in this section will be “in accord with the consensus of medical opinion”, we are compelled to say that all information in this section is offered purely for educational and experimental purposes; as an objective scientific report, not as a recommendation or endorsement.
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