Published on: July 16th, 2008
Article by: Anthony Wilson
A Mediterranean style diet that is high in fruit, nuts, legumes, and grains may reduce an individuals risk of developing type-2 diabetes by more than 80% according to new research published in May this year.
The study, conducted by Spanish researchers and published in the British Medical Journal, followed 13,380 Spanish university graduates for an average of 4.4 years. The graduates adherence to a Mediterranean diet was calculated by giving each participant a score of zero or one for their consumption of nine components of a Mediterranean diet.
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Published on: May 10th, 2008
Article by: Anthony Wilson
Evidence from several large studies suggests that vegetarians may be more than 50% less likely to develop type-2 diabetes compared to those who consume meat on a regular basis.
One of the largest studies on the link between a vegetarian diet and diabetes came from a study of 25,698 seventh day adventists in 1960 over a 21 year study period. The study was published in the American Journal of Public Health in 1985.
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Published on: May 8th, 2008
Article by: Anthony Wilson
People who consume nuts on a regular basis may be much less likely to develop type-2 diabetes according to a recent study.
The study was published in The Journal of the American Medical Association in November 2002 by researchers at the Department of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health. The authors analyzed data on 83,818 women which was collected from the Nurses Health Study (NHS) over a 16 year period from 1980 to 1996.
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Published on: April 30th, 2008
Article by: Anthony Wilson
A recent study has found that eating dairy products such as cheese, milk, butter, and yogurt can reduce an individuals risk of developing type-2 diabetes.
The study, published in the journal Diabetes Care in 2006, involved following 37,183 healthy middle-aged women for an average of 10 years. The women were asked to complete questionnaires on their consumption of 130 common food products.
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Published on: February 10th, 2008
Article by: Anthony Wilson
Low-carbohydrate diets high in plant based protein and fat may be better than traditional low fat, high carbohydrate diets at lowering diabetes risk according to a new study published in the February 2008 edition of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
The researchers used data from the Nurses’ Health Study which followed over 85,000 women of which 4670 developed diabetes during the 20 year study period. The researchers examined the association between the percentage of energy intake from carbohydrates and the probability of developing diabetes.
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Published on: January 30th, 2008
Article by: Anthony Wilson
The Glycemic Index (GI) measures the impact a particular food has on an individuals blood glucose levels. GI is defined as the area under the two-hour blood glucose response curve after consuming a fixed portion of a particular food. A high GI value indicates that consumption of a particular food increases blood glucose levels both faster and to a higher peak than a low GI food which increases blood glucose levels both slower and to a lower overall peak.
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Published on: January 24th, 2008
Article by: Anthony Wilson
Typical staples of a western diet such as diet soft drinks, red meats, and fried foods significantly increases your risk of developing diabetes and heart disease according to a recent study.
The study, funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute found that as little as two servings of red or processed meat a day and one diet soft drink can dramatically raise an individuals risk of developing metabolic syndrome.
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