A few months ago (March 2005), the American Diabetes Association announced the results of the comprehensive program of prevention of diabetes. The DPP has been more than 25 medical centers and thousands of participants, volunteers to monitor their habits and diet and circulation consultancy. All participants diagnosed with "pre-diabetes, a condition in which the values of blood glucose above normal, but not sufficient, for diabetics. No, more than half of the population with the diagnosis of diabetes, the development of an intervention in type 2 diabetes in a decade. For the study, participants were divided into two groups. Half were given dietary advice. The other half of the same system of advice and the recommendation to exercise at least 30 minutes a day, five times a week. The results? Those who, in carrying out their daily activities and to follow the recommendations to cut the food, the risk of developing diabetes by 58%. The reason? These changes in their lives lost "moderate" weight. More importantly, researchers have found something, didn \ 't wait. The treatment group was an important opportunity to rate their normal level of glucose in the blood, something that had been found, was impossible. Clearly, to lose weight not only prevents a worsening of diabetes, is the damage, the causes of obesity on the cells that produce insulin. Like a lot of weight, it should be, in effect on the progression of diabetes? The key lies in the definition of "moderate weight loss, \" - 5-7% of body weight. In other words, depending on the weight of the young, a loss of less than 7-10 pounds can make a difference! Unable to perform Translation:invalid result data * Grain - 6-11 servings per day (bread, cereal, rice, pasta) * Vegetables - 3-5 servings per day * Fruits - 2-4 servings per day * Milk - 2-3 servings per day * A Meat - 4-6 ounces a day (meat, eggs, fish, dry beans, nuts and peanut butter) * Fats, sweets, alcohol - occasional treaties (Recommendations to the Parties on the basis of sex and activity. For example, a home for 40 years, women need less of an active 25-year-old woman). Do you? It \ 's advice for a healthy diet for the heart of the American Heart Association and the recommendations of the USDA \' s new MyPyramid. The results still pending, but the message is clear: weight loss, a healthy weight and eating a balanced diet can help to most of the major health problems. Why wait until you \ 're what? Starts today - and may never happen.