"Know the problem" Michelle Obama isn't the only person alarmed by the epidemic of childhood obesity. So is weight-control specialist Dr. Howard Shapiro. "Kids at the age of 12 are getting adult-on set diabetes," says Shapiro. "One-third of everybody born in 2005 will have some form of diabetes. "Shapiro's new book, Eat & Beat Diabetes with Picture Perfect Weight Loss: The Visual Program to Prevent and Control Diabetes, written with chef Franklin Becker, is an action plan for both adults and children. TIME senior reporter Andrea Sachs met Dr. Shapiro over a healthy, veggie laden lunch in Manhattan, where he has practiced medicine for 30 years. Question: Is the steep increasing of diabetes in children solely a matter of obesity or does it has to do with a lack of exercise as well? How important is Active lifestyle?

"Know the problem" Michelle Obama isn't the only person alarmed by the epidemic of childhood obesity. So is weight-control specialist Dr. Howard Shapiro. "Kids at the age of 12 are getting adult-on set diabetes," says Shapiro. "One-third of everybody born in 2005 will have some form of diabetes. "Shapiro's new book, Eat & Beat Diabetes with Picture Perfect Weight Loss: The Visual Program to Prevent and Control Diabetes, written with chef Franklin Becker, is an action plan for both adults and children. TIME senior reporter Andrea Sachs met Dr. Shapiro over a healthy, veggie laden lunch in Manhattan, where he has practiced medicine for 30 years. Question: Is the steep increasing of diabetes in children solely a matter of obesity or does it has to do with a lack of exercise as well? How important is Active lifestyle?

Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)

11th Edition

ISBN:9780134580999

Author:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn

Publisher:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn

Chapter1: The Human Body: An Orientation

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1RQ: The correct sequence of levels forming the structural hierarchy is A. (a) organ, organ system,...

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