Let's disambiguate that sentence

Rachel Maddow likes to use big words on her MSNBC show (cleverly called The Rachel Maddow Show). She just used the word disambiguate, so I looked it up.

It's a real word that means to remove uncertainty of meaning from (an ambiguous sentence, phrase, or other linguistic unit).

The easiest way to remove uncertainty from Rachel's sentence would be to remove disambiguate from it.

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Your body produces glucose naturally

FOUND ONLINE: Your body produces glucose naturally; it’s made by the liver.

It might be easier just to say this.

Your liver produces glucose naturally.

FROM THE SAME STORY: All types of legumes, including kidney beans, lentils, black beans, chickpeas, cannelloni beans and lima beans, are an excellent food to add to your diet if you are looking to lower your blood sugar levels. 

This can be a lot tighter, and I thought they were cannellini beans.

All types of legumes, including kidney beans, lentils, black beans, chickpeas, cannellini beans and lima beans, can help lower your blood sugar levels. 

FROM THE SAME STORY: Believe it or not, eggs are actually an excellent for that can help to lower blood sugar levels.

It sounds like the writer was trying to say something two or three different ways. Let's just cut out some of that mess.

Believe it or not, eggs  can help lower blood sugar levels.

YET AGAIN: These sweet, yet tart and totally delicious fruits are loaded with anthocyanins, which are naturally occurring chemicals that have been found to lower blood sugar levels in people who have been diagnosed with diabetes.

These sweet, yet tart and totally delicious fruits are loaded with anthocyanins, naturally occurring chemicals that can lower blood sugar levels for diabetics.

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