A soda and a half cup of beans

 

One less soda and one additional cup of beans
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It doesn’t sound like a big plan for health. But researchers say that reducing sugar by the amount in one soda and increasing fiber intake daily by the amount in a half cup of beans can make a big difference in some people’s health.

The researchers at the University of Southern California conducted a nutrition education program with 54 overweight Latino teen-agers. The plan was to reduce sugar and increase fiber, to reduce the teens’ risk of diabetes, which is especially common in Hispanics.

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Source: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services web site

 

 
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