Mediterranean Diet Reduces Diabetes Risk

Mediterranean Diet Reduces Diabetes Risk

Recent research suggests that a Mediterranean diet can help reduce the risk of diabetes especially for people who are prone to heart disease.

The research worked with 19 studies that totaled a whopping 162,000 people in countries all across the globe for an average period of 5.5 years. The research showed that the nuts, fish and vegetables rich diet coincided with a 21 percent lower risk of diabetes when compared to other diets or eating habits.

The same diet was shown to reduce the risk of diabetes by 27 percent in people who suffer from heart disease. The study is due to be presented at the American College of Cardiology annual meeting that will take place this Saturday in Washington D.C.

Demosthenes Panagiotakos, lead researcher declared that the Mediterranean diet proved to reduce diabetes risk regardless of sex, culture or race. The studies that were analyzed took into account both Europeans as well as non-Europeans participants. This is an important detail noted Panagiotakos as most studies on the matter usually take into consideration a European base of volunteers and so results correspond with the European lifestyle, climate genetics etc.

Panagiotakos concluded that the research could have a huge impact on high risk groups while also focusing attention on healthy nutrition regardless of race, culture or age.

Posted by George Daniels on Sunday March 30 2014, 3:15 AM EST. Ref: webMD. Link. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Featured News, Health. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0