Reducing Your Risk for Type 2 Diabetes: The Power of Food

Release Date: 6/11/2025

DOI: 10.32473/edis-fs397-2025

Family and Consumer Sciences

Abstract

According to the CDC, 11.6% of the US population was estimated to have diabetes, primarily type 2, and 8.5 million adults are unaware that they have this disease. On average, people diagnosed with diabetes have higher medical costs compared to people who are not diagnosed with diabetes. This publication describes the modifiable risk factors for diabetes, primarily type 2, and tips to reduce your risk for diabetes.

About this Publication

This document is FSHN20-38, one of a series of the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date October 2020. Revised October 2023 and June 2025. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. © 2025 UF/IFAS. This publication is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

How to Cite

Torna, E., Fitzgerald, J., Aycart, D., Nelson, D., Woodard, M., & Andrade, J. (2025). Reducing Your Risk for Type 2 Diabetes: The Power of Food. EDIS, 2025(3). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fs397-2025

Authors

Elena Torna

former graduate student, UF/IFAS Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Gainesville, FL

Jodi Fitzgerald

former medical student, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL; board certified family medicine physician, rural health & critical access hospital practitioner, Pioneers Medical Center, Meeker, Colorado

Danielle Aycart

scientist in research and development in nutrition, The Kraft Heinz Company, Glenniew, IL

Danielle Nelson

associate professor and associate chief medical informatics officer, UF Department of Community Health and Family Medicine, Gainesville, FL

Madison Woodard

graduate student, UF College of Dentistry, Gainesville, FL

Jeanette Andrade

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University of Florida

associate professor and director, UF Master of Science, Dietetic Internship (MS-DI) program, UF/IFAS Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Gainesville, FL

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