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Fresh fruits and vegetables can reduce the risk of getting diabetes

But not all plant-based foods have the same advantage

22-Jul-2019

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Eating lots of fruits and vegetables reduce risk of getting diabetes by a quarter.

Antioxidants in these food may reduce risk of diabetes, improve insulin sensitivity.

Eat fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grains, tofu, and other healthy plant foods.

More than 300, 000 people participated in this study.

Research by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

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Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Education of new generations of global health leaders

JAMA Internal Medicine

General internal medical and internal medicine subspecialities journal

Qi Sun

Associate Professor in the Department of Nutrition at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Topics mentioned on this page:
Diabetes, Diet