Vegetables Can Help Reduce Diabetes Risk

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Many people know that vegetables are healthy and better for your body, but can they help reduce health risks like diabetes?

New research reports that adults who ate a plant-based diet with few animal products cut their risk of Type 2 diabetes by 20 percent, and 34 percent for healthful plant-based food products like whole grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and legumes.

Researchers also noted that diets containing more less healthy plant foods like sweetened beverages, sweets, and refined grains and potatoes, were 16 percent more at risk of diabetes.

The study followed more than 200,000 make and female health professionals for over twenty years, collecting data on lifestyle, diets, medical history and disease diagnoses.

Dr. Frank Hu, the study’s senior author and professor at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health suggested to make changes towards this diet, all one would need to do is switch one or two servings a day in a meal with more plant-based foods, he told the NY Times.

Although there were limitations in the research with self-reported diet assessments, researchers suggest that high-quality diets rich in vegetables are significant in reducing diabetes risks.

To learn more about this study, read the full study here.

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