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Sugary drinks and type 2 diabetes risk: Is it about more than excess kilos?

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Australians love sugary drinks and we're not just talking cola and the like. Think sports drinks, energy drinks, cordials and even fruit juices (which have a sugar content on par with soft drinks).

Not only are these sweet drinks bad for our teeth, they're loaded with kilojoules. Drink too many and you'll stack on weight and increase your risk of a host of diseases, including type 2 diabetes.

In fact one recent study found for every extra sugar-sweetened drink you have per day, there was an 18 per cent increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Type 2 diabetes causes raised levels of glucose, a type of sugar, in the blood. It can damage vital organs and lead to deadly heart attacks and strokes.

But do such drinks raise the risk of type 2 diabetes purely because drinking them tends to make you stack on the kilos? Or could they bring about this effect even if you're not sipping them to the point you're overweight?

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Why health experts are asking governments to consider the health impacts of all policies

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'An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure', Benjamin Franklin is quoted as saying.

But as bang-for-your-buck as prevention may be when it comes to your health, adopting a healthy lifestyle is not as simple as it may sound.

It's easy enough to say, "don't smoke and you're less likely to get cancer", or "eat healthy food and exercise regularly and you're less likely to become overweight". But what if you grew up in a smoking household? What if you don't have enough money to buy fresh vegetables and don't have the know-how or time to prepare meals with them? What if your job pays so little, you have to work double shifts just to make ends meet and don't have time to do any exercise?

Preventive health goes way beyond individual choices, because our health - particularly when it comes to chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease - is influenced by factors that are often far beyond our individual control. These factors are known as the social determinants of health.

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Health Care - Simple Tips for Healthy Celebrations

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Does the idea of sitting down at the table for a holiday meal fill you with dread? Are you searching for ways to make traditional dishes healthier? Is the idea of entertaining stressing you out? Relax, remember to focus on the people around you and use these tips for a healthier Passover or Easter.
If you are hosting this holiday:
Keep it simple. Just because Grandma always made a traditional feast, it doesn't mean you have to indulge every request or stick to the old recipes. Choose some special things you really enjoy. Ask family members to pitch in and bring a special dish.
Explore healthier fare. Check out Passover recipes from different online sources, a healthy Matzoh Brei, as well as diabetic and low salt recipes. Healthy Easter recipes can be found online by doing simply a research on Google.

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