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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Not all saturated fats increase the chances of developing diabetes and some could help protect against the disease, a study has shown.
The kind of saturated fat found in dairy products such as yoghurt is likely to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, say scientists.
But other types obtained from red meat and fried food, or generated after consuming carbohydrates or alcohol, may be harmful.
The differences depend on the number of carbon atoms saturated fatty acid molecules contain, according to the research.
Those with an even number of carbon atoms were associated with a higher risk of type 2 diabetes, the most common form of the disease affecting almost three million people in the UK.
http://www.theguardian.com/society/...at-yoghurt-dairy-help-protect-type-2-diabetes
The kind of saturated fat found in dairy products such as yoghurt is likely to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, say scientists.
But other types obtained from red meat and fried food, or generated after consuming carbohydrates or alcohol, may be harmful.
The differences depend on the number of carbon atoms saturated fatty acid molecules contain, according to the research.
Those with an even number of carbon atoms were associated with a higher risk of type 2 diabetes, the most common form of the disease affecting almost three million people in the UK.
http://www.theguardian.com/society/...at-yoghurt-dairy-help-protect-type-2-diabetes