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Vitalityfitness health Women still drinking while pregnant and pregnancy despite the dangers it can pose to unborn babies. New government data found that 7.6 percent of (MCT) — Women continue to mix cocktails women drank while pregnant and 1.4 percent of those moms binged on alcohol and beer. Binge drinking involves four or more drinks on one occasion. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention used data from a telephone survey of more than 345,000 women aged 18 to 44 to come up with its analysis. Of those, 13,880, or 4 percent, were pregnant. Women aged 35 to 44 were the most likely to drink when pregnant. Women with a high school diploma or less were more likely to binge drink, as were those who were not married. Drinking while pregnant can lead to fetal alco- hol syndrome and other fetal alcohol disorders that can cause lifelong disabilities, the CDC said. Make your own sports drink By Ashley Dunn Los Angeles Times (MCT) Take a look at the most popular endurance sport drinks, and you'll notice a surprising similarity in ingredients. There are carbohy- drates (usually in the form of sugar), sodium, potassium and sometimes a touch of protein. You'll notice some- thing else — these drinks are expensive. It can cost $1.75 or more to fill one 24-ounce water bottle — and you have to drink a bottle an hour to keep up a good flow of nutrients and liq- uid while you work out. There's an easy way around the expense: mak- ing your own endurance drink. It may not have all the bells and whistles of the top brands, but it should be more than enough for a long ride or run into the mountains. After all, water is the most crucial ingredient, and it's free. a light taste and a few extra calories. Remember, this is an endurance drink. It should taste very light. The final mix tastes slightly tart because of the Kool-Aid. If you like, you can just leave out the Kool-Aid for a more neu- tral taste. Don't expect the mixture to taste like a commercial sports drink, which typically has much more sugar added. & Diabetes among elderly is growing SACRAMENTO (MCT) — Just as Ameri- ca's diabetes epidemic began almost two decades ago, Georgia Richardson was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, the potentially life-threatening illness that affects the body's ability to process blood sugar. "To be honest, I was in denial about my diabetes for awhile," she said. "It's as if I thought, 'Maybe it will go away,' even though I knew it wouldn't." Now 77, Richardson, a retired Sacramento teacher, eventually reduced her weight and began an exer- cise regimen. But she admits she lost valuable time embracing the neces- sary lifestyle changes that can help combat the disease. "We need to look at things people don't want to face," she said, "and dia- betes is one of them." If extending longevity was the signature public health achievement of the 20th century, many experts believe that conquering obesity and Type 2 diabetes _ conditions that often go hand in hand — will be the key public health challenge of the 21st. "It's a largely self-inflict- ed problem," said Dr. John Bissell, chief of neurology at Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento Medical Cen- ter. "And there are huge public health problems as a result." The ingredients are simple and inexpensive: a carbohydrate such as mal- todextrin, electrolytes (salt and potassium) and flavorings, if desired. Here's my recipe to make about 1 kilogram (2.2 pounds) of powder, enough for 17 24-ounce water bottles. trin 900 grams maltodex- Salt 80 grams sugar 2 packs Kool-Aid 5 grams Morton Lite The base for a good endurance drink is carbo- hydrates. Most manufac- turers use sugar, but that is a problem: since its energy is released quickly and is followed by the dreaded sugar crash. Hammer Nutrition, one of the top makers of endurance sports drinks, uses a complex carbohy- drate called maltodextrin that gradually releases its energy. You can buy mal- todextrin in 50-pound sacks from a variety of bulk-food and supple- ment suppliers. Hon- eyville Grain Inc., which has a store in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., sells a 50-pound sack for $37.47 (about $60 by mail order). Next come the elec- trolytes — salt and potas- sium. Potassium is easily added using Morton Lite Salt, which contains a mix of potassium and sodium. The last ingredient is Kool-Aid and sugar to add James W. Tysinger, Jr. M.D. Eye Physician & Surgeon Fellow American Academy of Ophthalmology We accept Medical, Medicare & most Insurances Office Hours: Tues-Wed-Thurs 8am-4:30pm Mon & Fri 1pm-4:30pm For Emergencies, After Hours, Week-ends, Call 530-567-5001 345 Hickory St. Red Bluff Tel: (530) 529-4733 Fax: (530) 529-1114 5 grams regular salt 1. Combine the ingre- dients in a container with an airtight lid. (It can be messy to make, so be pre- pared.) worry about the rise of Type 2 diabetes in younger people, an aging country — driven in large part by the enormous population wave of the baby boom genera- tion — is by definition a country coping with a dia- betes problem. Older age is one of the main risk factors for the disease, along with obesity, poor exercise habits, certain ethnic back- grounds and genetic predis- position. While doctors also MCT photo Georgia Richardson, 77, center, who suffers from peripheral neuropathy from Type 2 diabetes, participates in a Matter of Balance class. tially more difficult than it needs to be. significant," said Bissell, "but I don't think that's well understood by people with diabetes. They have so many other health prob- lems, and they have so many people beating on them about their weight because of those health problems." "The dementia link is energy, damaging levels of sugar build up in the blood- stream. Many people develop excessive thirst, fatigue, blurred vision, darkened neck folds and other symp- toms that lead them to seek help. But many, Richardson, have Almost 27 million Americans age 65 and older — more than one-fourth of that age group — have Type 2 diabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control. An additional half of all people in that demo- graphic are pre-diabetic, with blood sugar levels high enough to cause con- cern. While new diabetes cases have soared especial- ly high in the South, the overall national rate has doubled since 1995. Without a major public 2. Using a digital scale to accurately measure the ingredients, use two 29- gram scoops for each water bottle for a total of about 200 calories per bottle. Total cost _ about 10 cents per 24-ounce water bottle — less than a 10th of what many high-per- formance drink powders cost. Left unchecked, the dia- betes epidemic will result in higher medical costs as well as the threat of shortened life spans for younger gen- erations. It also raises the possibility that for people already 65 and older, their elderly years could become a time of chronic, painful consequences. Type 2 diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure, new cases of blind- ness and amputation for reasons other than trauma. It's a top contributor to high blood pressure, stroke and heart attacks, and it's been linked with the develop- ment of dementia. In short, the disease makes older age exponen- health awakening, the CDC projects that one-third of all Americans will have the disease by mid-century. "We see the effects of the diabetes epidemic every day," said Dr. Kimberly Buss, Sutter Medical Foun- dation's medical director of diabetes education. "We used to get 100 new cases referred to us every month. Now it's 400 or 500 a month. "And as the proportion of people 65 and older goes up, the total prevalence of diabetes will increase." Type 2 diabetes results when the body can't pro- duce the hormone insulin or when it has become resis- tant to the insulin it pro- duces. (Weight and inactiv- ity help create insulin prob- lems, though researchers don't know why.) 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The good news is that It's a simple solution to the epidemic. But by the millions, people don't do it. "We have more seden- tary jobs now," said Dr. Debra Bakerjian, a Univer- sity of California-Davis Nursing School adjunct professor and president of geriHealthsolutions, a long- term care consulting firm. "We work long hours, and many people commute. "It's hard to work exer- cise in there — most of us like few don't have jobs that allow us to be mobile. And with the time crunch, we lean toward fast food." steep. Type 2 diabetes can- not be cured, though evi- dence indicates weight loss surgery might help reverse it. Generally, with dili- gence, the illness can be managed, so complications never occur. Consider, on the other hand, the toll of unmanaged blood sugar, beyond ampu- tation, kidney and heart dis- ease and vision problems. Damage to the peripheral nerves — which control every part of the body except the brain and spinal cord — can cause pain and numbness in the extremi- ties, to the point that people can't walk. The consequences are Other people have dam- age to the nerves of the digestive system; still oth- ers, the autonomic system controlling heart rate, blood pressure and breathing. 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