Eat more fruit and protect yourself from diabetes
A recent study by British researchers led by Nita Forouhi, from the Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit at the Institute of Metabolic Science of Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge, collected data on 21,831 healthy middle-aged men and women who did not have diabetes. Over the 12 years of the study, 735 of them developed diabetes.
To determine how much fruit and vegetables these people ate, the researchers measured blood levels of vitamin C, which serves as a marker for the amount of fruits and vegetables eaten.
Conclusion -
“We have found that eating greater amounts of fruits and vegetables is associated with lower risk of future type 2 diabetes,” Forouhi said.
Scientific studies have shown that people who eat a lot of fruit and vegetables have a lower risk of getting illnesses, such as heart disease, diabetes, some cancers and less likely to be overweight. For this reason, health authorities recommend that you eat at least five portions of fruit and vegetables (minimum) every day – and it doesn’t matter whether they’re fresh or frozen.
Remember when you hear that fruit is fattening and contributes to diabetes it is in the food industries interest that you believe this. Don’t be fooled.
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