Health Tip: Reading Food Labels for Diabetics

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For people with diabetes, maintaining a healthy diet can be vital to a treatment plan. Reading food labels can help diabetics make the best choices, the Mayo Clinic says.

When reading food labels, the clinic suggests:

• Choose healthy fats, such as olive, canola or peanut oil.
• Avoid trans and saturated fats.
• Pick food with 3 grams or more of fiber.
• Pay attention to serving sizes.
• Consider your daily calorie goals.

Source: HealthDay

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