Research
about Diabetes Risk & Eating Fruit
Investigators combined data from 3 studies: the
Nurses' Health Study of more than 66,000 patients, the Nurses' Health Study II
of more than 85,000 patients and the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study with
over 36,000 patients. The participants in all 3 studies completed
questionnaires assessing health and lifestyle factors, including diet, every 2
years.
The
researchers excluded participants with a preexisting diagnosis of diabetes,
cardiovascular disease, or cancer, as well as those who had missing data for
fruit or fruit juice consumption or an extremely high or low caloric intake,
and those who had an unclear date of diabetes diagnosis.
The
analysis was adjusted for personal, lifestyle, and dietary risk factors for
diabetes. The researchers concluded that
every 3 servings of fruit per week were associated with a lower risk for Type 2
diabetes. When the researchers looked at individual types of fruit in a
multivariate analysis, adjusted for the same factors, they found that 3
servings per week of some fruits were more closely associated with reduced risk of diabetes especially
blueberries, grapes and apples.
If
you or someone you know has a question about diabetes risk and eating fruit or
needs an eye exam for diabetes please call Northwest Indiana Eye & Laser Center at
219-464-8223, or visit Northwest Indiana Eye & LaserCenter, Google+ or facebook.com/nwindianaeyeandlaser.
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