When it comes to making healthy choices, there is a lot of information out there. As a registered dietitian and Price Chopper's corporate nutritionist, I can help you by sharing with you a few of the informative articles I've read lately. Have a question on anything you've read lately? Connect with me and I'll help you make food fit into your lifestyle.

Fight Diabetes with Fruits, Veggies
A pair of recent studies underscore the value of eating fruits and vegetables and avoiding sugar-laden drinks when it comes to preventing Type 2 diabetes. Drinking sugar-sweetened drinks was examined in a study by the Slone Epidemiology Center at Boston University. Data on 43,960 black women (including 2,713 who would later develop the disease) indicates that women who drink two or more sugary drinks per day have a 25 to 30 percent increased risk. Meanwhile, a second study by British researchers, indicates that eating more fruits and vegetables reduces risk of the disease. The 12 year study looked at vitamin C levels in the blood of 21,831 healthy middle-aged men and women to determine how much fruit and vegetables they consumed. Those with the highest blood level of vitamin C cut their risk 62 percent compared to those with the lowest levels of vitamin C. Both studies appear in the July 28 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.