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1 Siengphachanh Vanthavong Grand Canyon University Eng 106-Composition II 10/09/2022 Professor Kevin Boyd
2 Cause and Effect Essay According to UCI Health (2018), more than 113,000 people in the United States were on the waiting list for a life-saving organ transplant in January 2019. Every day, thousands of people struggle to find their organs. If Americans focused on health care, the number of organ transplants needed each year would be significantly reduced. Rates of obesity and diabetes are decreasing as a result of healthy eating and lifestyle choices. Preventive care aims to help people stay healthy. Also, once people become aware of the dangers of alcohol abuse, the need for annual transplants will decrease. However, both the long-term supply and demand are falling. On average, 21 persons per day in the United States pass away while awaiting an organ transplant, according to the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) website (HRSA, 2019). In the US, a medical shortage brought on by obesity, alcoholism, and diabetes necessitates yearly organ transplants. Obesity can be a difficult factor, individually, but it aggravates many diseases. Dixon wrote about the consequences of being overweight. According to Dixon (2010), a large portion of the morbidity and reduction in life expectancy linked to rising levels of obesity is caused by cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, malignancies related to obesity, osteoarthritis, and psychiatric disorders. The risk of obesity was the subject of Professor Kopelman. Increased central adiposity and markers of insulin resistance are positively connected with obesity, according to Kopelman (2007), which is defined by elevated fasting plasma insulin and an exaggerated insulin response to an oral glucose load. Daily obesity rates in the United States need for information and education about lifestyle choices. The risk of organ failure requiring organ transplantation should be further discussed with younger generations and parents. Type 2
3 diabetes is more common among overweight people, including children, teens, and adults. Renal disease will lead to kidney failure ultimately. In this form of diabetes, the body produces enough insulin, but the cells no longer function and are no longer responsive to it. The kidneys play an important role in the body by removing toxins from the blood. When the kidneys do not work properly, the nerves in the body begin to deteriorate and eventually die. One of the most common causes of diabetes is kidney failure. Unfortunately, the number of obese Americans increases every year. Although critical care is essential, the healthcare system is poorly prepared and most doctors are not used to treating overweight patients. In this case, an organ transplant is necessary. Organ transplantation is not the only consequence of obesity. Alcoholism is another reason why people need an organ transplant every year. Alcoholism can cause alcoholic liver disease (ALD). Hepatotoxins commonly consumed in the United States have a high alcohol content. A variety of liver damage, such as fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, fibrosis, and cirrhosis, can result from excessive drinking. Lucy, author of Managing Alcoholic Liver Disease, points out that there are two types of alcohol dependence. Exploitation and dependence Alcohol abuse is defined as excessive drinking that does not adversely affect health or social life. Alcohol dependence is instead defined as prolonged consumption despite risks to one's health and to others (Lucey, 2009). Typically, a diagnosis is made using a patient's medical history and signs of organ damage. As a result, transplantation is necessary. People with terminal ALD who have stopped drinking for at least 6 months can benefit from an organ transplant. If it works, the patient's chances of survival are very high. The beginning of sustaining health might be with the help of contemporary treatment supplied by primary care doctors. In the end, alcoholics have no other choice except to get a liver transplant. An alcoholic has to abstain from alcohol for six months in order to be placed on the transplant
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