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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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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