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A widely-known but often misunderstood disease is steadily overtaking an increasing portion of the U.S. population. In this country, more than one-third of adults are at a high risk for developing this condition and causes about 330,000 deaths each year. This disease is diabetes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Diabetes, type 2 in particular, is a condition affecting an ever-expanding pool of Americans. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that <\/span>30.3 million Americans had diabetes in 2015<\/span><\/a>. That\u2019s nearly 10 percent of the population! Furthermore, about 90 percent of those people had Type 2 Diabetes, and those numbers are only expected to rise. <\/span><\/p>\n

The steady increase in diabetes diagnoses is due, in part, to the obesity epidemic. 87.5 percent of adults with diabetes are overweight or obese according to their Body Mass Index (BMI), a simple health indicator based on the ratio of weight to height. However, these findings make it seem like only those with high body weight are at risk for diabetes, and that is not the case. In fact, so-called \u201c<\/span>skinny fat<\/span><\/a>\u201d people, individuals with a normal or low BMI but a high percent body fat, are at an increased risk to develop diabetes or prediabetes. As you can see, the underlying theme here is that, rather than a high body weight, it is an imbalanced body composition that increases the risk of diabetes. This is why it is important for those looking to reduce diabetes risk or manage their diabetes to understand their body composition.<\/span><\/p>\n

So what\u2019s going on here? How does your body composition affect your diabetes risk, and can improve your body composition reduce that risk or help you overcome diabetes?<\/span><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s first take a look at body composition. What is it and why is it important?<\/span><\/p>\n

Ce este Compozitia Corporala?<\/span><\/h2>\n

The term \u201cbody composition\u201d means exactly what it sounds like: the components that your body is made up of. Generally speaking, these components can be simply categorized as fat and fat-free mass. As you might expect, your fat-free mass, also called Lean Body Mass (LBM) is everything in your body that isn\u2019t fat. It includes your lean muscle, organs, blood, and minerals.<\/span><\/p>\n

The body generally needs a balance of LBM and fat mass to function optimally and maintain positive health. However, this balance is disrupted in many overweight and obese individuals due to excess fat.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Most people think that the ultimate goal for overweight individuals should be to lose weight, but this overlooks the bigger picture. In order to improve your health, get physically fit, and fit into those skinny jeans, you\u2019re going to have to change your body composition. In other words, the goal for overweight individuals should not be to simply lose weight; instead, it should focus on improving body composition <\/span>by reducing fat mass while maintaining or increasing LBM. <\/b><\/p>\n

Not only will a more balanced body composition make you look leaner, but it can also reduce your risk of diabetes and other obesity-related disorders. Furthermore, it can have a positive effect on your metabolism.<\/span><\/p>\n

Diabetes and Metabolism<\/span><\/h2>\n

\"\"When most people think about <\/span>metabolism<\/b>, they imagine some magical system within the body that allows certain people to eat more food without gaining weight. In reality, metabolism simply refers to the process of breaking down foods in order to supply energy for the maintenance and repair of current body structures.<\/span><\/p>\n

When you consume food, your body breaks it down into its elemental components and then directs each piece to where it needs to go. It looks something like this:<\/span><\/p>\n