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		root_axis on March 15, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Diabetes in mice cured rapidly using human stem ce... > 95% of type 2 cases are caused by life style decisions Do you have a source for that claim? My understanding is that genetics is the primary risk factor for diabetes.

jfritsch1984 on March 15, 2020 [–]

Check Adventist health study 2. Vegans for example had 60-70% less diabetes. Guess they had the same genes before choosing that diet.

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