In this new study, they examined the link between liver function and blood pressure in 635 non-diabetic Hispanic-Americans who had a parent with high blood pressure.

They also suggest that a healthy diet has equal benefits for racial and ethnic groups that are particularly at risk of type 2 diabetes, including African - and Hispanic-Americans.

Like type 2 diabetes, it occurs more often in African Americans, American Indians, Hispanic Americans, and among women with a family history of diabetes.