Eat less fast food

8 ways to prevent diabetes

Millions of Canadians are living with diabetes and prediabetes. There are steps and lifestyle changes you can take to ward off the disease

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7. Eat less fast food

Does regular drive-through dining lead to diabetes? When US researchers at the University of Minnesota tracked the eating habits and health of 9,514 people aged between 45 and 64 for up to 10 years, they discovered that those who ate two serves of red meat (beef patties in hamburgers) a week were 26 percent more likely to wind up with metabolic syndrome. A daily helping of fried foods raised it another 10 to 25 per cent. These foods are high in saturated and trans fats, which have been linked to diabetes.