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"In stressful situations \u2014 and this week has been one of the most stressful in recent memory \u2014 my thoughts turn to baked goods. And they don&amp;#039;t have to turn very far, because one of the things that people do for grieving families is bring over food. Lots of it. But the good news is that researchers have concluded that menopause is not a risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes, even if a woman has other risk factors for the disease. While it had long been thought that hormonal changes at menopause could increase a woman&amp;#039;s chances of developing type 2 diabetes \u2013 the most common form of the disease \u2014 researchers at the University of Michigan found this not to be the case. Diabetes affects over 8% of the US population, according to the CDC, and it&amp;#039;s 2 to 4 times more prevalent in African American, Latino, Native American and Asian women than it is in Caucasian women. It&amp;#039;s also the 7th leading cause of death. Perhaps most importantly, the new study of over 1200 pre- and post-menopausal women found that diet and exercise could help prevent diabetes. &amp;quot;Menopause is one of the small steps in aging and it doesn&amp;#039;t mean women&amp;#039;s health will be worse going through this transition,&amp;quot; Catherine Kim, MD is quoted as saying.  Now if I could overcome my desire to eat the cookies, cupcakes, and casseroles my father-in-law&amp;#039;s neighbors keep bringing over, I&amp;#039;d be all set. Maybe next week. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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