AARP Stop Prediabetes Now: The Ultimate Plan to Lose Weight and Prevent Diabetes

Note to Readers x

Introduction 1

PART ONE Prediabetes and Overweight: Two Sides of the Same Disease

1 The Prediabetes Problem 19

2 Food Isn't What It Used to Be 43

3 Dangers That Lurk beyond Calories and Carbs 55

PART TWO The Stop Prediabetes Now Program

4 Easy Ways to Curb Your Appetite 77

5 Improve Your Relationship with Food 93

6 Figure Out What Food Labels Really Mean 113

7 Learn How to Shop at Supermarkets 135

8 Rediscover the Joy of Cooking 145

9 Navigate Restaurants and Menus 191

10 The Best Supplements for Improving Blood Sugar 207

11 Overcome Related Health Problems 225

12 Get More Active and Actually Enjoy It 243

13 The Four-Week Stop Prediabetes Now Plan 255

Afterword 271

Resources for Supplements, Foods, and Additional Information 273

Selected References 279

Index 287