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The J. Moss Foundation

The J. Moss Foundation is a non-profit organization that empowers, educates, and prevents the onset of diabetes. Our organization recognizes that the responsibility to prevent diabetes lies both in the hands of the health care industry and in the hands of the people.

For this reason, the J. Moss Foundation embarks on a two-part, joint campaign. On one part, our organization works within the health care industry to improve prediabetes education and screenings, and we provide a nutrition-based therapy to stop the further development of full-blown diabetes.

On the other part, through a division of the J. Moss Foundation known as the Skinny Gene Project, we address the social changes that are required to help others be successful in reducing, or completely eliminating, the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

The Skinny Gene Project

The Skinny Gene Project is a division of the J. Moss Foundation that addresses the environment-based issues, or social atmospheres, that affect a person's ability to prevent diabetes. Our organization shapes an individual's environment so their decision to improve their health is met with guidance and encouragement, and their first step forward is not their last.

The Skinny Gene Project is a community that celebrates a person's choice to lead a healthier lifestyle. Within the community, dining events, social fitness activities, cooking parties, and other social interactions with like-minded individuals will occur as frequently as possible. These events allow a person to incorporate elements of their new healthy lifestyle into fun social settings, faciliate the creation of a positive association between making healthy choices and enjoyable experiences, and ease the transition of these new changes into other aspects of their life.

A Different Approach

The J. Moss Foundation, including the Skinny Gene Project, is dedicated to preventing the onset of diabetes. Unlike other organization whose primary concern is managing diabetes, our focus is on screening, educating, and treating at-risk individuals before they are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

Our organization believes stopping the development of prediabetes from becoming full-blown diabetes is key to greatly reducing the accelerated rate in which diabetes is growing. Furthermore, our main battle isn't just diabetes, it also includes heart disease caused by elevated blood sugar.

For these reasons, the J. Moss Foundation uses a different approach to prevention. We conduct screenings with one of the nation's leading FDA approved A1c tests. This allows us to educate at-risk individuals about their estimated risk of developing diabetes within the year(s) and heart disease. We then provide a comprehensive program, designed for each individual's unique set of needs, to help them fight off diabetes. Lastly, we provide complete support with both professionals within the organization, and (through the Skinny Gene Project) within the person's own community.