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Eighth place is no sweet spot

South Louisiana is known for its 24/7 smorgasbord of incredible foods. Unfortunately, our love for good food has the state in a bad position.

Numbers from the American Diabetes Association (ADA) show nearly 14 percent of adults in Louisiana have diabetes, with an additional 37.5 percent having pre-diabetes.

How does our food play into this? Type 1 diabetes is influenced by genetics and environmental…

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