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• American Dietetic Association and Powers, Maggie

From the American Dietetic Association comes this definitive guide on choosing foods to control blood sugars and an active, healthy lifestyle. Full of easy-access boxes and lists, it provides the must-know basics of diabetes care, from designing a food plan and using blood glucose records to losing weight and carbohydrate counting. Special features include a week of detailed sample menu plans for 1,200, 1,500, 1,800, 2,000, and 2,500 daily calorie plans; quick and easy meal ideas; tips to reduce sugar and fat in foods; ratings for high, low, and moderate glycemic index foods; a fast-food restaurant guide for eating healthy; food lists; an ethnic food guide; and a special section on preventing Type 2 diabetes.