Take Heart: Mediterranean Diet Combats Diabetes, Study Says
News Thursday, April 3rd, 2014HealthDay News: March 27, 2014
Adhering to a so-called Mediterranean diet may reduce your risk of diabetes, especially if you’re at high risk for heart disease.
That’s the finding of researchers who reviewed 19 studies that included more than 162,000 people in different countries for an average of 5.5 years.
The analysis revealed that a Mediterranean diet — which is rich in fish, nuts, vegetables and fruits — was associated with a 21 percent lower risk of diabetes compared with other eating patterns.
A Mediterranean diet reduced the risk of diabetes even more — by 27 percent — among people at high risk for heart disease. Diabetes prevention is especially important for people at risk of heart disease, according to the authors of the study, which is to be presented Saturday at the American College of Cardiology annual meeting, in Washington, D.C. Read More
