Effects of Lifestyle Modifications and Dietary Habits on Prevention of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="1"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Nonmodifiable</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">(i) Increased age (&gt;45 years)<br/>(ii) Genetic factors such as family history of type 2 diabetes (parents or siblings)<br/>(iii) Ethnic minorities such as African-Americans, Native Americans, Asian-Americans, and Pacific Islanders<br/>(iv) History of gestational diabetes</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Potentially modifiable</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">(i) Sedentary lifestyle, high-caloric, high-fat intake, and high carbohydrate diets<br/>(ii) Hypertension<br/>(iii) Dysglycemia (impaired fasting glucose and/or impaired postprandial sugar)<br/>(iv) Dyslipidemia (high triglycerides, low HDL cholesterol)<br/>(v) Central (intra-abdominal) obesity</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="1"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Risk factors for type 2 diabetes.</div>

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Table 1: Effects of Lifestyle Modifications and Dietary Habits on Prevention of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease 