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Continued From Protect Yourself From Diabetes

??? Avoid trans fats.
In the Harvard study, women with a high intake of trans fats had a 40 percent higher risk
for diabetes. Listed as partially hydrogenated oil on food labels, trans fats are found in stick margarine, snack foods and store-bought baked goods.

??? Have a glass of wine.
The Harvard study also found that moderate alcohol intake-about one drink a daylowered the odds by 44 percent.
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The Weight Connection
In a recent Harvard study involving 85,000 women, 61 percent of the diabetes cases that developed during the 16-year study period could be attributed to excess weight. But you don’t have to be obese, according to scientists at Kaiser Permanent Center for Health Research Northwest in Portland, Oregon. “In our study, there were moderately and even mildly overweight people who got diabetes before age 45,” says lead researcher Teresa Hillier, M.D. “The risk of early on set diabetes rose by 6 percent for every five to eight pounds of excess weight,” she says.

Interpreting Your Test
Getting a blood-glucose test is practically painless. Read more of The Weight Connection – Diabetes

You’re young, you’re fit

Why should you worry about diabetes?
New evidence shows it’s on the rise.

Last year, Pat Wysocki got some startling news: She had diabetes. As part of her first physical exam in four years, her doctor had ordered a variety of blood tests. “When I called for the results, I thought there must be a mistake. I felt perfectly fine, and besides, I was too young to have diabetes,” says the writer from New York, who was 38 at the time. At five feet ten and 185 pounds, Pat was moderately overweight, but she exercised regularly and her diet was low in fat.
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Continued From Eat For A Better Body – Part 2

8. Bones
What you need: Boron
Important for calcium absorption, this mineral also seems to play an intergral role in enhancing the activity of estrogen in cells, which is important for the information of strong bones, says th USDA’s ARS Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center in North Dakota.

What to eat:
One to 2 milligrams per day of fruits and vegetables that contain boron, including grapes, pears, apples, peas and broccoli. Other good sources include peanut and raisins.

9. Joints
What you need: Copper Read more of Eat For A Better Body – Part 3