- —Legumes (beans), whole grains, fruits, vegetables, and nuts, with limited or no intake of processed foods and animal products—
- Diets centered around plants “are especially potent in preventing [and treating] type 2 diabetes and have been associated with much lower rates of obesity, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, cardiovascular mortality, and cancer,” and vegetarian diets are associated with improved blood sugar control.Â
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