Decoding Diabetes

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Cardi drinks a bottle of 100% pomegranate juice which is advertised as being full of antioxidants. Cardi happens to glance at the nutrition label and sees that it contains 40 grams of carbohydrates, 34 grams of it from sugar. Cardi thinks about her mom’s diabetes eating plan that limits carbohydrates to 45–60 grams per meal. Cardi wonders if she should cut down on juice and drink something else.
Story keywords: chronic disease, genetics, healthy behaviors
Used in WE4H program(s): Health is Happenin’ RAP
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