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General Dietary Guidelines
Lifestyle changes of diet and exercise are extremely important for people who have pre-diabetes, or who are at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Lifestyle interventions can be very effective in preventing or postponing the progression to diabetes. These interventions are especially important for overweight people. Even moderate weight loss can help reduce diabetes risk.
The American Diabetes Association recommends that people at high risk for type 2 diabetes eat...
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Treatment Options for High Blood Cholesterol
Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: High Blood Cholesterol
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New guidelines needed for bad cholesterol: study
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Hodgkin's Disease: Staging and Treatment Guidelines
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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The American Psychiatric Association has updated the guidelines for treating depression for the first time in a decade. The new guidelines favor a... Read more »
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