Question

Jack, Steve, Daniel, and Mark are friends. On the basis of their diets and physical activity levels, who is most likely to become a type-2 diabetic later in life? Daniel loves junk food. He is on the school soccer team. Jack eats nutritious food most of the time but indulges in junk food once in a while. Mark prefers nutritious food, helps his father in the garden, and walks his dog regularly. Steve loves junk food and hates any kind of physical activity.

Answer 1

Answer:

Steve loves junk food and hates any kind of physical activity.

Explanation:

Diabetes is a disease caused by insufficient production or malabsorption of insulin, a hormone that regulates blood glucose and ensures energy for the body. Insulin is a hormone that has the function of breaking down glucose (sugar) molecules into energy for the maintenance of our body's cells.

Diabetes can cause increased blood glucose and high rates can lead to complications in the heart, arteries, eyes, kidneys and nerves. In more severe cases, diabetes can lead to death.

Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body does not properly make use of the insulin it produces. The cause of type 2 diabetes is directly related to overweight, physical inactivity, elevated triglycerides, hypertension and inappropriate eating habits. It is common for this type of disease to occur in people like Steve, who eats a lot of junk food and does not exercise at all.

Answer 2

It can happen to anyone, it's not just one of these people who can get it, but the most likely would be Steve.