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The Latino The Latino GenocideGenocide
J. Luis Bautista, MD
What is killing
Latinos?
Homicide?
Gang
Violence?
Accidents?
The Answer is a
Silent Killer
Diabetes
Diabetes increases the risk of death
from...
Strokes
Heart Attacks
Kidney Failures
It increases the risk of complications
from...
BlindnessHigh Blood PressureAmputationsCancer
And is linked to…
Obesity
Physical
Inactivity
Poor Eating
Habits
Source: Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2010
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Here are 3 things you should do…
1) Limit intake of High Fructose Corn Syrup
2) Limit Processed Foods
3) Choose Organic
The War Between Two Sugars
Regular Table Sugar
High Fructose Corn Syrup
vs
Burned by the Muscles
Stored as fat in liver
Where does HFCS go?
• It does not go to the muscles to be burned
• It goes straight to the Liver
• It is stored as FAT
• Our brains do not know what it is nor when it’s had enough
Reduce High Fructose Corn Syrup
vs
Eat Organic
Eat Non-processed Foods
•Obesity is an
epidemic
•Latinos are most
affected
•Eat organic foods
•Reduce processed
foods
•Reduce foods with
HFCS
Summary
References
http://www.bing.com/health/article/mayo-125801/Obesity?q=obesity
http://www.bing.com/health/article/naturalstandard-125337/Body-mass-index-BMI?q=bmi