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Added sugars, especially from sugar-sweetened beverages, are strongly linked to the development of type 2 diabetes. This is likely due to sugar’s direct effect on your liver, as well as its indirect effect of increasing body weight.

Another excellent press briefing from South Africa this morning on Omicron. Things have moved on rapidly since last week and unfortunately it's not great news. I'll be covering it in the @IndependentSage briefing today.

Their summary slide is below.https://t.co/0I7Rl6Lu0g pic.twitter.com/xRTRVSmmhv

— Prof. Christina Pagel (@chrischirp) December 3, 2021

rumbeando wrote:Velika količina prerađenog šećera u namirnicama koje se konzumiraju je nezanemarljiv faktor rizika za dijabetes. Linkovi na studije o tome dostupni su u linkovanom tekstu.

Added sugars, especially from sugar-sweetened beverages, are strongly linked to the development of type 2 diabetes. This is likely due to sugar’s direct effect on your liver, as well as its indirect effect of increasing body weight.

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/does-sugar-cause-diabetes

Drinking a lot of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) can also increase the risk of diabetes, heart disease, and dental decay.

Amelija wrote:To za plaćanje razumem motivaciju, ali mi se nimalo ne sviđa (jer može lagano dovesti i do fora tipa "ako si jeo mnogo slatkiša pa dobiješ dijabetes plaćaj sam")

S druge strane, 100% podržavam restrikcije za nevakcinisane, a bogami i obavezno pelcovanje.

kondo wrote:blablabla

COVID-19 fourth wave: ‘Unprecedented’ rise in cases – over 100 children under the age of 4 admitted to hospital

The NICD said an emerging trend in the fourth wave is that more children are being admitted to hospital for COVID-19 treatment.
[South African] Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla led a briefing on South Africa’s fight against COVID-19 and the national vaccine rollout on Friday morning, 3 December. Since the emergence of the Omicron variant, new cases in the have increased by over 300 percent, said the minister.
COVID-19 UPDATE
The Minister of Health said that indications show that the Omicron variant is highly transmissible even among people who have already been vaccinated.
He explained the transmissibility of Omicron by saying that new COVID-19 cases have increased by 300 percent over the last week and the positivity rate jumped from 1 to 2 percent to 22,4 percent on Thursday.
He said most of the patients infected with the variant of concern contract mild disease – especially vaccinated people – and that hospital admissions are dominated by the unvaccinated. However, hospital admissions are not yet at dangerous levels and the healthcare system is able to cope.
Phaahla cautioned that even though the variant results in mild disease, as appears to be the case thus far, and may not require hospitalisation to recover – healthcare workers would have to isolate if infected, which could potentially lead to a shortage of staff.
PHAAHLA ENCOURAGES VACCINATION
The Minister of Health encouraged the public to get vaccinated against COVID-19, as it is the best protection against serious illness and death.
He said that the public has the opportunity to lessen the impact of the fourth wave by getting the jab – unlike in the previous waves.
“The evidence is very clear thus far, like all previous variants protection lies with vaccination,” said Phaahla.
“Remember no one said the vaccines would prevent us from getting the virus but what they have always said – which we are seeing – is that 80 to 90 percent of vaccinated people will get mild illness.”
‘UNPRECENDENTED INCREASE IN CASES,’ SAYS GROOME
Dr Michelle Groome, the Head of the Division of Public Health Surveillance and Response at the NICD, delved into the rapid increase in cases since the detection of Omicron. She said there are a rapidly increasing number of new daily cases, percent positivity and tests.
Groome said we are seeing “an unprecedented increase in cases” and used the 7-day moving average to illustrate her point.
In the week of 16 November, South Africa recorded an average of 332 laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases. By 23 November, it increased to 1010 and as of this week, the average is 4814. Groome said the 11 535 cases recorded on Thursday, 3 December will add to the rapid increase.
Groome said that in the inter-wave period, after the third wave, the test positivity rate in the country went down to 1 percent – the lowest it has been since the onset of the pandemic. It first increased to between 2 and 8 percent before hitting a high of 22,4 percent this week.
Touching on the severity of the disease caused by the Omicron variant, Groome said “we’re seeing the mild spectrum now but we can’t really say much on disease severity until we have more data in the next two weeks.”
The data in the coming weeks will help shed light on disease severity, transmissibility and immune escape of the Omicron variant, said the NICD.
INCREASE IN YOUNG CHILDREN ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL
Dr Waasila Jassat, the Public Health Specialist at the NICD, spoke about the state of hospitalisations in the country.
She said there has been a rapid increase in hospitalisations in Gauteng – and admissions trends are higher than in the previous waves. Meanwhile, the North West, Mpumalanga, Limpopo and Eastern Cape are displaying smaller increases.
Jassat said an emerging trend in the fourth wave is that there is an increase in children admitted to hospital, especially children under the age of four years old. “Over 100 children under the age of 4 admitted to hospital in the first two weeks of the 4th wave.”
The NICD stressed the importance of surge preparedness and said it should include paediatric beds and staff.

Mór Thököly wrote:Ako je ovo nesto to go by - najebali smo ako dodje. Ima sve da stane.

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kondo wrote:blablabla

Još nisi našao bolji izvor od Kokrejna da unos velikih količina šećera u organizam NE predstavlja faktor rizika za dijabetes, kako si tvrdio nakačivši mi se na grbaču?

Cccc...

Cousin Billy wrote:

Mór Thököly wrote:Ako je ovo nesto to go by - najebali smo ako dodje. Ima sve da stane.

pa šansa da je već tu je 99.99%

(URGENT) S. Korea reports first suspected cluster outbreak of omicron variant at church: officials https://t.co/xGk7mYVI69

— Yonhap News Agency (@YonhapNews) December 3, 2021

Health authorities in Incheon city were testing 400 people who attended a church service along with the family member of one of the people infected with Omicron. The relative had tested positive for coronavirus, but tests had yet to show whether it was the Omicron variant.
People do not have to show proof of vaccination for religious services, weddings, funerals, or when they visit theme parks or hair salons, the health ministry said.