Slash your risk of diabetes

| 30 July 2016
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A diet rich in fruit and vegetables can significantly reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes

The new UK-based study investigated the diets of over 1,500 participants for several years and found that a diet high in anti-inflammatory foods and antioxidants can significantly cut the risk of type 2 diabetes. People eating diets high in fruits and vegetables but low in sugar, chips and white bread had a staggering 83 per cent lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

This study adds to a large volume of research showing that a plant-based diet can not only prevent type 2 diabetes but also help to reverse it. For more information, see Viva! Health’s diabetes resources: Diabetes.

McGeoghegan, Muirhead & Almoosawi, 2016. Association between an anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant dietary pattern and diabetes in British adults: results from the national diet and nutrition survey rolling programme years 1–4. International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition. 67 (5) 553-561.

About the author
Dr. Justine Butler
I joined Viva! as a health campaigner in 2005 after graduating from Bristol University with a PhD in molecular biology. My scientific training helped me research and write numerous reports, guides and fact sheets for Viva! including Meat the Truth, Fish-Free for Life, One in Nine (breast cancer and diet) and the substantial report on the detrimental health effects of consuming dairy; White Lies. This accompanied Viva!’s report The Dark Side of Dairy which spelt out the inherent cruelty of dairy farming. We were the first UK group to take on the dairy industry in this way, and many of our supporters go vegan after reading these reports.

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