The growth of Type 2 diabetes is the kind linked to unhealthy diet and insufficient exercise.

“A child born in the USA in 2000 has a 1 in 3 chance of contracting diabetes in their lifetime; an African American has a 2 in 5 chance; a Latina 1 in 2. The condition is causing children to succumb to heart disease, blindness and kidney failure and is well on the way to reducing overall life expectancy in the USA. Diabetes costs the US an estimated $92bn in medical expenses and a further $40bn in indirect costs like lost productivity. The American Diabetes Association estimates the disease now accounts for 19% of all US health spending” (102).

In diabetic patients on insulin, iodine supplementation improved control of the condition and in some cases it was alleviated without resort to insulin (122).

See also Cardiovascular

See also Detoxification

See also Digestion

See also Obesity