People who eat a healthy diet that includes whole fruits may be less likely to develop diabetes.

Washington–A new study found that people who consume two servings of fruit a day are 36% less likely to develop type 2 diabetes than those who consume less than half. This study was published in Endocrine Society. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism..

Diabetes is a disease in which the sugar content in the blood becomes excessive, which is a major public health burden.about 436 million Adults around the world had diabetes in 2019, and by 2045 this number is expected to grow to 700 million. An estimated 374 million people are at high risk of developing the most common type 2 diabetes. A healthy diet and lifestyle can play a major role in reducing the risk of diabetes.

“We found that people who consume about two servings of fruit per day are 36% less likely to develop type 2 diabetes over the next five years than those who consume less than half the fruit per day.” Said the author of the study, Nicola Bondno. Ph.D. in Nutrition Institute, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia. “We did not see the same pattern in fruit juices. These findings show that a healthy diet and lifestyle, including consumption of whole fruit, is a good strategy for reducing the risk of diabetes. I am. “

The researchers examined data from 7,675 participants in the Baker Heart and Diabetis Institute’s Australian Diabetes, Obesity, and Lifestyle Study. They found that participants who ate whole fruit had a 36% lower chance of developing diabetes after 5 years. Researchers have found a link between fruit intake and markers of insulin sensitivity. This means that those who consumed more fruit had to produce less insulin to lower their blood sugar levels.

“This is important because high levels of circulating insulin (hyperinsulinemia) can damage blood vessels and are associated with high blood pressure, obesity, and heart disease as well as diabetes,” Bondonno said. Says.

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Other authors of this study are: Raymond Davey of Curtin University in Perth, Australia. Kevin Murray of the University of Western Australia in Perth, Australia. Edith Cowan University Simone Radavelli-Bagatini. Catherine Bondonno, Lauren Brekenhorst, Marc Sim, Joshua Lewis, Jonathan Hodgson of the Institute of Nutrition at the University of Edith-Cowan and the Royal Perth Hospital Research Foundation in Perth, Australia. Dianna Magliano of the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute in Melbourne, Australia. Robin Daily at Deakin University in Geelong, Australia. And Jonathan Shaw of the Baker Heart Diabetes Institute and Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.

The manuscript was funded by the Australian National Heart Foundation and the National Council of Health Medicine Research.

The manuscript “Relationship between Fruit Intake and Diabetes Risk in the AusDiab Cohort” was published online prior to printing.

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