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Primary prevention of diabetes in high-risk younger groups
Sep 17, 2019Share with memberCurrently, 8.9% of Canadians live with diabetes (~90% are T2D), which has more than doubled since 2000. Disproportionately affected are disadvantaged populations, including Indigenous peoples, who experience 3 to 5 times higher rates of T2D than the general population.
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Prevention of type 2 diabetes
May 05, 2015Share with memberWe know that lifestyle modification can prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes. However, changing individuals’ behaviour is very difficult in environments in which unhealthy foods are cheap and more heavily promoted than healthy options, and in which predominantly sedentary lifestyles are the norm.
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Diabetes and a healthy diet
Nov 05, 2014Share with memberThe role of weight management in the prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes is fundamental. Studies from around the world have shown that weight loss is the strongest predictor of risk reduction and that weight losses of 5-7% are effective.
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