First, foods from plants contain less total and saturated fat, resulting in reduced caloric intake, weight loss, and improved A1C levels. Second, independent of weight loss, a low-fat, plant-based diet improves insulin sensitivity, presumably by reducing intramyocellular lipid accumulation. As insulin sensitivity improves, carbohydrate tolerance increases. Third, participants in the diabetes studies by Barnard et al.
Overhang: That portion of the roof structure that extends beyond the exterior walls of a building. Penetrations: Vents, pipes, stacks, chimneys-anything that penetrates a roof deck. Pitch: The degree of roof incline expressed as the ratio of the rise, in feet, to the span, in feet.
A veranda or verandah (from Portuguese varanda, IPA: ) is a roofed, open-air gallery or porch. A veranda is often partly enclosed by a railing and frequently extends across the front and sides of the structure. Although the form verandah is correct and very common, some authorities prefer the version without an h (the Concise Oxford English Dictionary gives the h version as a variant and The Guardian Style Guide says veranda not verandah).