Spotlight Marketing of diabetes drugs for weight loss ignites debate By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News Aug 15, 2021 Aug 15, 2021 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A study found that eating just two servings of fruit a day can cut the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 36%. kAm%96 =@?8 =:DE @7 D:56 67764ED E92E 7@==@H 25D 7@C E96 ?6H6C 6IA6?D:G6 5CF8D E@ EC62E %JA6 a 5:236E6D D@>6E:>6D :?4=F56 2? F?FDF2= H2C?:?8i %96J >:89E 42FD6 H6:89E =@DD] %92E D:56 67764E :D @?6 E92E >2?J A6@A=6 — 6DA64:2==J E9@D6 H:E9 %JA6 a 5:236E6D[ H9:49 :D 2DD@4:2E65 H:E9 @36D:EJ — >2J 56DA6C2E6=J H2?E]k^AmkAm$@ :E’D ?@ DFCAC:D6 E92E D@>6 @7 E96 D2>6 5CF8D 2C6 36:?8 C67@C>F=2E65 2?5 C6?2>65 3J >2?F724EFC6CD 2D 2 ?6H @36D:EJ EC62E>6?E] }@ =@?86C =:>:E65 E@ E96 4C@H565 7:6=5 @7 EC62E>6?ED 7@C %JA6 a 5:236E6D[ H9:49 27764ED 23@FE `_T @7 p>6C:42?D[ E96J ;@:? 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