It is known that diabetes will continue to be an important public
health problem reaching epidemic proportions in several racial
and ethnic populations [17], leading to disability, decreased life
expectancy and huge health costs [18]. Cardiovascular disease is
frequent in women with type 2 diabetes, even before being
diagnosed [19], doubling the risk for myocardial infarction [20]. For
several years, diabetes is the 6th leading cause of death in USA
women [17]. Hence, it is very important to implement primary
prevention strategies to high risk groups, especially since several
studies have shown that the incidence of type 2 diabetes can be