[Healthy Nutrition\Low-Carb Diet]
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) recently endorsed low-carb/keto diets as a standard of care for the prevention and management of type 2 diabetes…A study conducted last year by the University of North Carolina at Chapel concluded that only 12 percent of American adults are metabolically healthy, while 88 percent are en route to developing type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease or another chronic, diet-related condition.
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DEMOCRATS RUSH, GABBARD, AND MOORE INTRODUCE BILL TO BOOST URBAN AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS
[Health News\ Urban Food Farms & Gardens]
Rep. Bobby Rush: “Food deserts are a serious problem facing my constituents, as are ‘food swamps,’ or areas where unhealthy fast-food options far outnumber healthier alternatives. Both put communities, particularly communities of color, at heightened risk for severe health problems such as obesity, high blood pressure, and type two diabetes,”
Rep. Gwen Moore: “Food insecurity is a public health issue that harms the most vulnerable. This legislation helps urban communities meet their nutritional needs with resources produced in their own backyards.”
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