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factors and modern lifestyle plays         that,  ginger  is  also  known  to
                        a major role in increasing the risk        relieve  nausea,  reduce  muscle
                        of diabetes. The good news is that         pain, and help relieve flu and strep
                        prediabetes can still be prevented         throat  symptoms.  Because  of  its
                        and controlled by making lifestyle         diverse properties, ginger is often
                        changes, such as regular physical          used as part of a healthy lifestyle,
                        activity and eating a healthier diet.      including  in  the  prevention  of
                                                                   diabetes  and  as  a  natural  anti-
                        Along with that, diabetes cases in
                        Indonesia  continue  to  increase          inflammatory  drug.  In  addition  to
                        and  become  a  serious  concern           ginger,  people  with  prediabetes
                        from  the  Ministry  of  Health            are also advised to avoid regular
                        (Kemenkes).       Together      with       sugar  consumption  and  start
                        international  institutions  such  as      switching  to  natural  sweeteners
                        the     International     Diabetes         such as stevia.
                        Federation  (IDF),  the  Ministry  of      Stevia  comes  from  the  leaves  of
                        Health  conducted  an  analysis  of        Stevia rebaudiana, and is known
                        the  development  of  this  disease.       to be safe to consume because it
                        Based  on  IDF  data  in  2021,            contains no calories and does not
                        Indonesia  is  ranked  fifth  in  the      cause  spikes  in  blood  sugar
                        world in the number of people with         levels. The content of steviosides
                        diabetes,  and  this  figure  is           and  rebaudiosides  in  stevia
                        expected  to  increase  to  28.6           makes  it  200-300  times  sweeter
                        million people by 2045. Therefore,         than  sugar,  so  it  can  be  used  in
                        the Ministry of Health emphasizes          small  amounts.  Moreover,  stevia
                        the  importance  of  prevention            can also help maintain weight and
                        efforts  through  early  detection,        stabilize     metabolism,       two
                        dietary  changes,  and  regular            important things in preventing the
                        physical  activity.  All  of  this  data   development  of  prediabetes  into
                        has  been  published  in  various          type 2 diabetes. Thus, stevia is the
                        national  and  international  health       right choice to control blood sugar
                        reports.                                   levels naturally in daily life.

                        In an effort to prevent prediabetes,       Not only that, another healthy food
                        ginger is one of the herbal plants         alternative  that  can  be  used  is
                        that  has  great  potential  to  help.     cassava  flour,  or  what  is  often
                        Ginger  contains  gingerol  and            called  tapioca  flour.  This  flour  is
                        shogaol,  two  active  compounds           perfect  for  people  with  gluten
                        that  are  anti-inflammatory  and          allergy or gluten intolerance, who
                        play  a  role  in  controlling  blood      often experience symptoms such
                        sugar  levels.  In  addition,  ginger      as  stomach  pain,  fatigue,  and
                        can also stabilize blood pressure,         anemia  after  consuming  gluten-
                        lower  cholesterol,  and  increase         based products. Cassava flour is a
                        immunity.  Ginger  is  not  only           good  source  of  carbohydrates,
                        beneficial for metabolic health, but       containing  about  4  calories  per
                        it  also  supports  the  digestive         gram  of  carbohydrates,  and  also
                        system and helps reduce chronic            provides  fiber  that  supports  the
                        inflammation,  which  often  occurs        health  of  the  digestive  system.
                        in prediabetic conditions. Not only        Another advantage, cassava flour
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