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<p style="font-size: 18pt; font-weight:bold; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/stop-diabetes-in-its-tracks/">Stop Diabetes in its Tracks</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';">Posted June 25, 2008 at 12:00 PM by Kathleen Blanchard</p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">According to studies, women who eat a high glycemic index (GI) diet are especially susceptible to the development of type 2 diabetes. A newer study also shows that high GI and glycemic load (GL) diets are linked to the development of colorectal and endometrial cancer.&nbsp; Pre-diabetes and diabetes are becoming a major global health problem, but with smart eating, you can greatly reduce your chances of developing insulin resistance, which leads to diabetes. Insulin provides fuel to the body. Balancing the amount of insulin delivered to the cells through diet helps control appetite and obesity, enables us to manage cholesterol and triglyceride levels, and aids in the prevention of cardiovascular disease. When we eat carbohydrates, our digestive system turns them into sugar, used by the body to meet…<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/stop-diabetes-in-its-tracks/">(<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/stop-diabetes-in-its-tracks/">Continued...</a>)<br clear="all" /><br> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/stop-diabetes-in-its-tracks/">Read the full article...</a> | <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/stop-diabetes-in-its-tracks/">Comment on this post</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">Filed under: <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-health/">her-health</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-motivation/">her-motivation</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-nutrition/">her-nutrition</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/diet-myths/">diet-myths</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/healthy-eating/">healthy-eating</a><br /><br /> </P>