An estimated 374 million people are at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, researchers say.
That’s the takeaway from a new study, released Wednesday, looking at one aspect of diet and diabetes. People who ate two servings of fruit per day lowered the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 36% compared to those who ate less than half a serving of fruit, according to research published in the Endocrine Society’s peer-reviewed Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
“This is important because high levels of circulating insulin can damage blood vessels and are related not only to diabetes, but also to high blood pressure, obesity and heart disease,” said Bondonno, who is a co-author of the study, “Associations Between Fruit Intake and Risk of Diabetes in the AusDiab Cohort.”
Indeed, applying a “sugar tax” to 100% fruit juice — whose naturally occurring sugars can rival the sugar content in sweetened drinks — leads to the greatest reductions in calories and sugar purchased, this experimental research from 2019 published in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity found.
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