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Modifying Diabetes Risk: The Good and the BadBy Editorial Staff With the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimating that within a mere 40 years, up to one in three U.S. adults will suffer from diabetes, prevention strategies need to begin today. While maintaining a healthy weight is one important way to reduce your risk, pursuing a healthy diet is equally vital. After all, on the rare chance your body-mass index is within normal limits, despite eating a diet high in sugar, processed foods and saturated fat, diabetes could still be in your immediate (and long-term) future. Two recent studies support the role diet plays in the development of diabetes, and it's a simple equation: higher consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages = higher risk of diabetes; higher consumption of leafy green vegetables = lower risk of diabetes.
Talk to your doctor about your diabetes risk and prevention steps you can take. Page printed from: http://www.toyourhealth.com/mpacms/tyh/article.php?id=1426&no_paginate=true&no_b=true |