Did you know that eating fruit can
be helpful in reducing your risk of Type 2 Diabetes? In fact according to
researchers from Harvard
School of Public Health by eating just 3 servings
of fruit per week there is a beneficial effect of lowering the risk for Type 2
diabetes. Further, certain fruits were more closely associated with reduced
risk of diabetes-especially blueberries,
grapes and apples!
Research on Eating Fruit to Lower Risk of
Diabetes
According to this report eating certain
whole fruits may reduce the risk for Type 2 diabetes, even though fruit juice
consumption may increase the risk for diabetes. Investigators combined data
from 3 studies: the Nurses' Health Study of more than 66,000 patients, the Nurses'
Health Study II of more than 85,000 patients and the Health Professionals Follow-Up
Study with over 36,000 patients. The participants in all 3 studies completed
questionnaires assessing health and lifestyle factors, including diet, every 2
years. The researchers excluded participants with a baseline diagnosis of
diabetes, cardiovascular disease, or cancer, as well as those who had missing
data for fruit or fruit juice consumption or an extremely high or low caloric
intake, and those who had an unclear date of diabetes diagnosis. The analysis
was adjusted for personal, lifestyle, and dietary risk factors for diabetes. The researchers concluded that every 3
servings of fruit per week were associated with a lower risk for Type 2
diabetes.
If you or someone you know is
concerned about their risk of diabetes please call Alabama Eye & Cataract
Center in Birmingham at 205-930-0930, visit Alabama Eye & Cataract Center or
http://www.facebook.com/michelsonlaservision.
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centers in Birmingham located at UAB-Highlands, 1201 11th Avenue S, Suite 501,
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