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Government inaction and the preventable diabetes pandemic

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A new study highlights the importance of dietary intake and a health-promoting food environment for diabetes prevention, but translating this into meaningful outcomes requires urgent government action.

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A.R. was funded by the Heart Foundation of New Zealand. J.M. was funded by the Healthier Lives National Science Challenge.

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  1. Edgar Diabetes and Obesity Research Centre, Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

    Andrew N. Reynolds & Jim Mann

  2. The Riddet Institute, Palmerston North, New Zealand

    Andrew N. Reynolds & Jim Mann

  3. The Healthier Lives National Science Challenge, Dunedin, New Zealand

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Reynolds, A.N., Mann, J. Government inaction and the preventable diabetes pandemic. Nat Med 29, 791–792 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-023-02259-x

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