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Jared Joiner is a 56-year-old African American insurance agent. He is single, eats most meals at restaurants, leads a sedentary lifestyle, and drinks 3-4 beers a day. He is 5'9" tall and weighs 204 pounds (BMI 30). Mr. Joiner has been feeling particularly fatigued lately and decided to make an appointment with his physician for a check-up. The results of his laboratory tests include a fasting blood glucose level of 121 mg/dL.
-To reduce his risk of developing diabetes, Mr. Joiner should follow all of these recommendations EXCEPT:
A)lose weight.
B)increase physical activity.
C)learn to make better food choices at restaurants.
D)learn to cook.
E)cut down on the alcohol consumption.

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Case Study Questions 
​Use the following case study to answer questions 
Jared Joiner is a 56-year-old African American insurance agent. He is single, eats most meals at restaurants, leads a sedentary lifestyle, and drinks 3-4 beers a day. He is 5'9" tall and weighs 204 pounds (BMI 30). Mr. Joiner has been feeling particularly fatigued lately and decided to make an appointment with his physician for a check-up. The results of his laboratory tests include a fasting blood glucose level of 121 mg/dL.
-To reduce his risk of developing diabetes, Mr. Joiner should follow all of these recommendations EXCEPT:
A)lose weight.
B)increase physical activity.
C)learn to make better food choices at restaurants.
D)learn to cook.
E)cut down on the alcohol consumption.

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Mr. Joiner should follow all the given recommendations to reduce the risk of developing diabetes except learn to cook. Though learning to cook can be helpful in making healthier food choices, it is not a necessary step for reducing the risk of diabetes. The other options such as losing weight, increasing physical activity, making better food choices while eating out and cutting down on alcohol consumption directly affect the factors that put Mr. Joiner at risk for developing diabetes.