Question 40 6 pts Your friend, who is obese, is at risk for diabetes Type 2, and

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Question 40 6 pts Your friend, who is obese, is at risk for diabetes Type 2, and has high triglycerides and cholesterol, with heart disease running in the family. He admits to being lazy, loves lying around and watching his favorite TV shows (while snacking), and likes to eat out at fast food places for meals (not a fan of cooking), but realizes that it might be time to change his diet and lifestyle. Come up with a plan that would work for him and help improve his health: 1. What could he do to lower his risk of diabetes Type 2? (Note that he doesn't yet have diabetes; is just at risk for it). 2. What could he do to lower his triglycerides, cholesterol and risk of cardiovascular disease? Explain why and how your new diet/food intake/activity plan for him, as opposed to his former ways, may help reduce this risk of each of these diseases... (be specific- look at physiology/science in your explanation)

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1. One of the main reason for the diabetes type 2 is the lifestyle and the diet, therefore it is best for him to change his diet, preferably low glycemic diet. He can start exercising which will help the body to get rid of the cholesterols. He can also join meditation in order to release the stress, which is also one of the causes of diabetes mellitus.

2. In order to reduce the level of trihlycerides and cholesterol he needs to exercise a slow brisk walking is enough to reduce the cholesterol levels in the body. Avoiding fast foods which is the leading cause of cardiovascular disease, He should follow low cholesterol diet which will help reduce the level of low density lipoprotein which is a bad cholesterol and can also cause heart attack.

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