Almost 24 million Americans have diabetes, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. With diabetes, weight management is important. Five food-focused diabetes books new this year offer up everything from smoothies to grilled eggplant moussaka with roasted pepper cream.

USA TODAY asked nutritionists, people living with the disease and endocrinologists to test the recipes:

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USA Today by Mary Brophy Marcus, 12/22/09

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