If you’ve ever known someone who was diagnosed with diabetes, you know it can be a life-altering disease with debilitating long-term consequences. And nowhere does diet play a bigger role in preventing the progression of a disease than with diabetes.

• Increased dairy consumption may protect overweight individuals from developing obesity and insulin resistance syndrome (IRS), two primary risk factors of type 2 diabetes.
• In one study, overweight individuals who consumed the most dairy products had a lower incidence of IRS than those who consumed few dairy products.
  

Read how Cabot cheeses can be a healthy and tasty addition to any diabetic diet.