[Prevention of metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes].
Type 2 diabetes does not represent inescapable fate, but is an avoidable disease, when the main prophylactic approach targets the central problem of insulin resistance. This means daily physical exercise, the reduction of the glycemic load in the diet and--provided there are no contraindications--certainly a daily glass of wine.
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