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Half US Kids With Chronic Disease, 21% Developmentally Disabled
When parents receive a troublesome diagnosis for their child, they might think, “The unthinkable happened to my kid? why our child?”
Sadly, it’s not so unthinkable that their child becomes a part of an ever growing statistic. Two studies released last week clearly show that the number of children suffering from chronic diseases, disorders, or developmental development only continues to climb.
There is a backlash about the amount of questionable diagnoses, but it’s hard to ignore the amount of increasing disabilities like cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and hearing and sight loss. Not to mention, children who live with chronic disease, undiagnosed.
~Health Freedoms
Alarming New Studies: 50% of U.S. Children Have Chronic Disease/Disorders, 21% Developmentally Disabled
What can each of us do to change this?
American children are suffering more and more disorders—and are growing into even sicker adults—the worst of most major countries. Two studies were released this week underscore this alarming reality.
In a study published in Academic Pediatrics, an estimated 43% of US children (32 million) currently have at least 1 of 20 chronic health conditions assessed, increasing to 54.1% when overweight, obesity, or being at risk for developmental delays are included. The estimate is derived from 2007 data—4 years old. This tells us matters are much worse now–perhaps 50% are now chronically ill not counting obesity.
Another study in the June 2011 issue of Pediatrics says developmental disability is on the rise in the U.S. Between 1997 and 2008, the number of school-age children diagnosed with autism, ADHD, or another developmental disability rose by about 17 percent, a new study showed. It also said roughly 15 percent of kids – nearly 10 million – have such a disability. The numbers were based on information collected from parents, who were asked whether their kids had been diagnosed with a variety of developmental disabilities, including cerebral palsy, seizures, stuttering or stammering, hearing loss, blindness, and learning disorders, as well as autism and ADHD. Note that these numbers are three years old. Applying the same rate of increase, today’s numbers would amount to 21% by simple arithmetic. Boys were twice as likely to have a developmental disability. It also found except for autism, developmental disabilities were more common among children from low-income families.
A third study I found was published by the Archives of Psychiatry in March and it found that the U.S. has the highest in the world lifetime rate of bipolar disorder at 4.4%, and India the lowest, with 0.1%, as reported by CNN. In other words, the U.S. has 44 times more bipolars (manic-depressives) than India. Bipolar disorder is characterized by cycles of depression and mania, a euphoric, high-energy state that can result in heightened levels of creativity or output as well as erratic or risky behavior. People with bipolar disorder are at high risk of substance abuse and suicide, and treatment includes psychiatric care and medication.
These rates will continue to increase, in my view, since nothing is really changing in terms of the amount of unhealthy, industrially processed foods [that] families and children eat, the poor USDA dietary guidelines being promoted as healthy, the very high rate of vaccinations and their damages inflicted, a continuiing flow of pharmaceuticals, and of course, other environmental and lifestyle factors. So in five years we may be looking at 60-70% of American children being chronically ill and even more obesity and infertility.
Even if the rates were 100%, the public health authorities and their partners in health care and food/agriculture industry will accept no blame or liability for their policies that have help destroy so many families. They will be to busy planning for lucrative programs for their medicine and long-term care rather than real prevention.
All should take heed of telling others of the importance of taking control of their own health by getting more educated on nutrition and natural prevention and healing options.
What can each of us do to change this? One way right now is to spread the message by using the share buttons and SOUND THE ALARM.
STOP THE MASSACRES
Augie
Source:
http://wholefoodusa.wordpress.com/2011/05/26/alarming-new-studies-50-of-u-s-children-have-chronic-illnesses-21-developmentally-disabled/
This comes as no surprise as medicine is continually looking to develop some magic bullet. they have forgotten that broccoli, bananas, sunshine, fresh air and clean water are already magical. These are the medicines that can cure. As long as children are fed breakfasts of Captain Crunch, Pop Tarts and Coke, they will continue to get sick. A great book on natural health/medicine is “Mother Nature’s Healing Touch Therapies. The remedy For an Ailing Health Care System,” available at http://www.createspace.com/3346813 or Amazon.
I find that some parents are in denial about their child’s developmental disabilities, because they want a “NORMAL” child; thus the child does not get properly diagnosed and in turn not receive the proper treatment or counselling. Not until the child presents uncontrollable, disruptive behaviorally problems outside of the home does the parents begin to take the matter seriously when at this time they have little to no choose vbut to seek help.
GMO has also been in our food supply since 1997……coincides with the terrible health of our children!
I brought up the fact that these types of diseases are on the rise to one of my genetics professors.. His answer: “They have probably always been this prominent. It’s just that we didn’t used to have ways of detecting these conditions.”
It was probably the saddest day of my college years. This is a professor who teaches future medical and pharma students.
It’s no wonder that the medical community seems to be at ease with the statistics (and disease’s growing trends).
This is a great article.
Kevin :: Glycotrainer
On Twitter: @glycotrainer
Web Site: http://www.GlycoTrainer.com
One factor in the rising number of children diagnosed with a variety of developmental disabilities – including cerebral palsy, seizures, stuttering or stammering, hearing loss, blindness, and learning disorders, autism and ADHD – may be the number of infants born prematurely, currently estimated at one in eight births. Prematurity is one of the major causes of cerebral palsy, which is estimated to affect about one in 300 children. Part of this could be that more older parents are giving birth, she noted.
Another big factor cited in the study was growing awareness among parents and educators of symptoms of autism and ADHD, leading to more children being screened and being diagnosed.
For more information on the rise of school-age disabilities, visit http://myadvocatesblog.com/cerebral-palsy-2/rise-in-school-age-disabilities-generates-questions.