New study reveals that healthy plant-based diets are associated with a lower risk of developing diabetes

[Northerner]

New research published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD]) finds that the consumption of healthy plant-based foods, including fruits, vegetables, nuts, coffee, and legumes, is associated with a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) in generally healthy people and support their role in diabetes prevention.

The study was conducted by Professor Frank Hu and colleagues at the Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA, and aimed to identify the metabolite profiles related to different plant-based diets and investigate possible associations between those profiles and the risk of developing T2D.

New study reveals that healthy plant-based diets are associated with a lower risk of developing diabetes

New research finds that the consumption of healthy plant-based foods, including fruits, vegetables, nuts, coffee, and legumes, is associated with a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) in generally healthy people and support their role in diabetes prevention.

www.sciencedaily.com

 

[mikeyB]

I’ll just carry on eating animals, birds, and fish, plus veggies and nuts., then. I could never be a T2, it’s far too hard to keep up.

And how do they dare to say “healthy” plant-based diet? That’s for them to prove it’s healthy, and not just die from boredom before they could develop diabetes.

 

[Eddy Edson]

I eat this way, mainly, and I don't want to knock the study without having read it.

But I really don't feel like I need to read it. There are probably few things less surprising than Harvard T.H. Chan producing a study saying that plants are good. It's a bit like the Vatican recommending belief in Jesus.

 

[harbottle]

Coffee is OK. That's all I need to know. 🙂