Too much weight gain, too little exercise, bad eating habits, etc.
account for the preponderance of cases of diabetes in Western countries.
Most authorities argue that diabetes is largely
lifestyle related. Too much weight gain, too little
exercise, bad eating habits, etc. account for the
preponderance of cases of diabetes in Western countries.
Overall, the American diet is mineral-poor. We as a nation are
not fond of green leafy vegetables or of whole grains and, as
a result, a majority of all Americans consume, for example,
inadequate amounts of magnesium. Supplementation with
magnesium in a recent trial with overweight subjects for four
weeks supported the hypothesis that dietary magnesium
plays a beneficial role in the regulation of insulin and glucose
homeostasis.1 Two other minerals of special importance for
fending off diabetes are chromium and manganese.
