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Eat healthier: Make wise food choices.

Making changes can be hard. But when it comes to taking care of yourself, it's worth the effort to stay healthy.

The following tips can help you get started:

• Choose smaller portions.
• Drink plenty of water.
• Try to eat slowly. It takes your stomach 20 minutes to tell your brain that it is full.
• Cut back on sugar by limiting sweetened beverages, like soda and fruit juice, or by switching to sugar-free drinks.
• Choose foods that are lower in fat and calories.

Maintain a healthy weight

Losing weight and keeping it off is an important part of delaying or preventing type 2 diabetes. The key to maintaining weight is balancing the amount of calories you eat and drink with the amount you burn through regular physical activity. If you are overweight, losing 5–10% of your current body weight will improve your health.

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