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.
If your roof has a rise and run of 3/12 or less, multiply length times width. That was easy. For roofs over 3/12 measure multiply the length of your home by the width of your home after you add in the overhang. If you have a 1 foot overhang add 2 feet to the width and 2 feet to length. Multiply them together. Example: Your porch is 42 feet long and 10 feet wide and has a 1 foot overhang.