Diabetic Foods That Prevent and Protect from Complications
Green vegetables
Including green leafy vegetables in your diet lowers your risk of developing diabetes type 2 but also protects you from further diabetes complications down the road if you are already diabetic.
In addition, by including more green vegetables in your diet you will get a better balance between sodium and potassium, a crucial factor to prevent or reverse high blood pressure.
The study was published on Thu Sep 16 20:21:22 BST 2010 by Malton Mercury
Eating green leafy vegetables could help cut the risk of Type 2 diabetes, research by the University of Leicester suggests.
Broccoli, kale, spinach, sprouts and cabbage can reduce the risk by 14% when eaten daily, the vegetables being rich in antioxidants and magnesium, which has been linked to lower levels of diabetes.
Experts from the University of Leicester examined six existing studies and compared people’s intake of green leafy vegetables.
They found those who consumed more than one serving a day had a lower risk of diabetes than people who barely ate any.
The UK recommendation is for people to eat five portions of fruit and vegetables a day, with one portion weighing 80g.
“Increasing consumption of green leafy vegetables by one and a half UK portions a day (121.9g) could result in a 14% reduction in the incidence of Type 2 diabetes,” the experts said.
They concluded that eating certain foods could have a protective effect but said studies on vitamin supplements had proved “disappointing”.
Their review failed to find any significant benefit from increasing consumption of vegetables in general, fruit, or fruit and vegetables combined.
Nevertheless, the researchers said other studies have shown “fruit and vegetables are important components of the dietary patterns associated with a decreased risk of Type 2 diabetes” and they contributed to a lower risk of heart disease.
The latest study included more than 223,000 people and was published online in the British Medical Journal.
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