If you love salads, you’ll probably feel even
better about eating your leafy greens after hearing this news. These
vegetables just might reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes,
according to a study published in BMJ and reported by HealthDay News.
For
the study, researchers analyzed six studies linking diet with type 2
diabetes risk. Scientists found that people who ate about one and a
half servings of these green leafy veggies each day lowered their risk
of developing type 2 diabetes by 14 percent compared with those who ate
less than one serving.
“[The research is] a reminder of just how
important dietary factors are in reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes,”
said Jim Mann, a diabetes researcher and coauthor of a commentary
accompanying the study. “There’s far more evidence for this than for
any drug treatments,” he noted.
Although the analysis didn’t
focus on eating more fruits and vegetables in general, researchers
still recommended consuming more of them. In fact, as Mann said,
there’s evidence that green leafy vegetables could be included as one
of the recommended five daily servings of fruits and vegetables.
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