A SODA AND A HALF CUP OF BEANS

It doesn’t sound like a big plan for health. But researchers say that reducing sugar by the amount in one soda and increasing fiber intake daily by the amount in a half cup of beans can make a big difference in some people’s health.The researchers at the University of Southern California conducted a nutrition education program with 54 overweight Latino teen-agers. The plan was to reduce sugar and increase fiber, to reduce the teens’ risk of diabetes, which is especially common in Hispanics.USC’s Emily Ventura:[Emily Ventura speaks] "We are pleased to show that these modest changes in dietary intake can be effective in the prevention of type 2 diabetes."The study in Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine was supported by the National Institutes of Health.Learn more at hhs.gov.