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Med diet cuts diabetes risk by 30%

Dr Linda Calabresi

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Dr Linda Calabresi

GP; Medical Editor, Healthed

Dr Linda Calabresi
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If there was a pill available that could reduce a person’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes by at least 30% and had no side-effects, GPs would be inundated with requests, wouldn’t they?

And can you imagine the advertising, television coverage and social media campaigns?

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Dr Linda Calabresi

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