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How diet and fasting could reverse Type 2 diabetes

How diet and fasting could reverse Type 2 diabetes
How diet and fasting could reverse Type 2 diabetes (Photo: iStock)

Recent research shows that Type 2 diabetes may not be as permanent as once believed.

Picture your body as a large sugar bowl. At birth, it’s empty. Over the years, sugar and refined carbs slowly fill it up. Eventually, the bowl overflows every time you eat and excess sugar spills over because there is no more room.

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