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Many Canadians, whether native born or
newcomers, share a taste for a certain
amount of unhealthy food.
We also share a related risk for diabetes.
Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes affect more
than three million Canadians, a virtual
epidemic, and 90 percent of people with
diabetes have Type 2 diabetes.
Dietary, lifestyle, social and genetic
factors influence the incidence and severity
of Type 2 diabetes.
Several ethnic populations are
particularly at risk for this debilitating disease.
But because behaviours can change, there is
potential to prevent Type 2 diabetes or
reduce its effects through diet.
That's why nutritionist and
Professor Sobia Khan at the college's Centre
for Hospitality and Culinary Arts
decided that reformulating
traditional ethnic recipes could be one
ingredient in better health and a better
life for new Canadians.
Sobia Khan: One of the biggest issues out
there is that even though dieticians and
health care professionals try to
do a lot to try to bring about tools and
resources that are ethno-specific for the
clients that have diabetes there is just
not enough out there and so he said we
could use the expertise that we have
here from the chefs and from the students
and why don't we take traditional ethnic
recipes and make them healthier.
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