Nutrition Through The Life Cycle
Nutrition Through The Life Cycle
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ISBN: 9781337919333
Author: Brown, Judith E.
Publisher: Cengage Learning,
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To determine: The reasons why it is better to intervene in the prediabetic state rather than waiting for the diagnosis of diabetes.

Introduction: Diabetes is a metabolic disease related to high blood sugar level. There are two types of diabetes:

  1. 1. Type I diabetes in which the body fails to produce insulin due to the body’s own immune system destroying it.
  2. 2. Type II diabetes develops insulin resistance slowly over the time due to various reasons such as obesity, consuming unhealthy diet, and lack of physical activity.

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