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Sept. 15 (UPI) — People may lower their risk of developing type 2 diabetes by eating moderate amounts of dairy products, especially yogurt and low-fat items, and by replacing red and processed meat with fish and eggs.
And they may lower their risk of dying from the common disease by eating whole grains, fiber, omega-3 fatty acids — and more fish, along with vegetables and plant proteins.
That’s the gist of two separate studies scheduled to be presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes annual meeting in Stockholm starting Monday.
In the United States, more than 37 million people have diabetes, and 1 in 5 of them don’t know they have it, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
CDC says eating well is the key to managing blood sugar for people with the illness.
In the first study, Italian researchers reviewed 13 meta-analyses looking at the links between a dozen animal-derived foods and type 2 diabetes.
The list included total meat; red meat, including beef, lamb and pork; white meat, including chicken and turkey; processed meat, including bacon, sausages and deli meat; fish, total dairy, full-fat dairy, low-fat dairy, milk, cheese, yogurt and eggs.
The scientists found a substantial — 20% — increase in diabetes risk for people eating 100 grams a day of total meat, a 22% higher risk for 100 grams a day of red meat and a 30% greater risk for 50 grams a day of processed meats.
By contrast, eating 50 grams a day of white meat was associated with a only a 4% increase in the chance of getting diabetes.
As for reducing diabetes risk, 200 grams a day of milk was associated with a 10% lower risk, and 100 grams a day of yogurt was tied to a 6% reduction in risk.
Dr Annalisa Giosuè, in the Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery at the University of Naples Federico II, in Naples, Italy, said n a news release that dairy products are rich in nutrients, vitamins and “other bioactive compounds” that may favorably influence glucose metabolism — the processing of sugar by the body.
In the second study, German scientists reviewed 45 meta analyses that investigated dietary factors and the risk of death from all causes in adults aged 18 and older with diabetes.
They found that adding one serving, or 20 grams a day, of whole grain from foods such as brown bread and rice or breakfast cereals was associated with about a 16% lower risk of death. Each serving per week increase in fish consumption was linked to a 5% reduced risk.
They said an additional 5 grams per day intake of dietary fiber, described as equivalent to a medium pear or two pieces of shredded wheat, reduced risk of death from all causes by 14%.
A daily increase of 100 grams of vegetables and 10 grams of plant proteins, such as nuts, tofu, beans, lentils and peas, was tied to 12% and 9% lower risk of death, respectively.
Dr. Janett Barbaresko from the German Diabetes Center in Düsseldorf, Germany, said the new analysis “indicates with reasonable certainty” that eating such a diet may help people with type 2 diabetes live longer.
Added Dr. Sabrina Schlesinger, also of the German Diabetes Center in Düsseldorf: If people with type 2 diabetes “add a few servings of whole grains, fiber, fish, plant oils and vegetables to their weekly diets, our results suggest it may be an easy and low-risk way to possibly improve their outcome.”
Sept. 15 (UPI) — People may lower their risk of developing type 2 diabetes by eating moderate amounts of dairy products, especially yogurt and low-fat items, and by replacing red and processed meat with fish and eggs.
And they may lower their risk of dying from the common disease by eating whole grains, fiber, omega-3 fatty acids — and more fish, along with vegetables and plant proteins.
That’s the gist of two separate studies scheduled to be presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes annual meeting in Stockholm starting Monday.
In the United States, more than 37 million people have diabetes, and 1 in 5 of them don’t know they have it, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
CDC says eating well is the key to managing blood sugar for people with the illness.
In the first study, Italian researchers reviewed 13 meta-analyses looking at the links between a dozen animal-derived foods and type 2 diabetes.
The list included total meat; red meat, including beef, lamb and pork; white meat, including chicken and turkey; processed meat, including bacon, sausages and deli meat; fish, total dairy, full-fat dairy, low-fat dairy, milk, cheese, yogurt and eggs.
The scientists found a substantial — 20% — increase in diabetes risk for people eating 100 grams a day of total meat, a 22% higher risk for 100 grams a day of red meat and a 30% greater risk for 50 grams a day of processed meats.
By contrast, eating 50 grams a day of white meat was associated with a only a 4% increase in the chance of getting diabetes.
As for reducing diabetes risk, 200 grams a day of milk was associated with a 10% lower risk, and 100 grams a day of yogurt was tied to a 6% reduction in risk.
Dr Annalisa Giosuè, in the Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery at the University of Naples Federico II, in Naples, Italy, said n a news release that dairy products are rich in nutrients, vitamins and “other bioactive compounds” that may favorably influence glucose metabolism — the processing of sugar by the body.
In the second study, German scientists reviewed 45 meta analyses that investigated dietary factors and the risk of death from all causes in adults aged 18 and older with diabetes.
They found that adding one serving, or 20 grams a day, of whole grain from foods such as brown bread and rice or breakfast cereals was associated with about a 16% lower risk of death. Each serving per week increase in fish consumption was linked to a 5% reduced risk.
They said an additional 5 grams per day intake of dietary fiber, described as equivalent to a medium pear or two pieces of shredded wheat, reduced risk of death from all causes by 14%.
A daily increase of 100 grams of vegetables and 10 grams of plant proteins, such as nuts, tofu, beans, lentils and peas, was tied to 12% and 9% lower risk of death, respectively.
Dr. Janett Barbaresko from the German Diabetes Center in Düsseldorf, Germany, said the new analysis “indicates with reasonable certainty” that eating such a diet may help people with type 2 diabetes live longer.
Added Dr. Sabrina Schlesinger, also of the German Diabetes Center in Düsseldorf: If people with type 2 diabetes “add a few servings of whole grains, fiber, fish, plant oils and vegetables to their weekly diets, our results suggest it may be an easy and low-risk way to possibly improve their outcome.”