Diabetes and Your Feet in CT: Like Cheese? May Prevent Diabetes!

Thinking of starting a new diet? Don't cross cheese off your list- it may help prevent diabetes.

Scientists have recently discovered that two pieces of cheese a day cuts the risk for Type 2 diabetes by 12%. This goes against current guidelines, which advise cutting back on dairy products and other high-fat foods to help prevent the illness.
The new study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, was conducted by British and Dutch researchers who analyzed the diets of 16,800 healthy adults and 12,400 patients with diabetes, 90% of which have Type 2, selected from eight European nations.
The same findings were revealed when patients ate 55g of yogurt per day, but no other dairy products yielded the same results as cheese and yogurt. Researchers suspect that the probiotic bacteria found in cheese and yogurt lower cholesterol while producing certain vitamins which may possibly prevent diabetes. Both foods are high in vitamin D, magnesium, and calcium.
But don't go out and make cheese and yogurt your choices for every meal. Dr. Ian Frame, director of research at the charity Diabetes UK said, "It is too simplistic to concentrate on individual foods. We recommend a healthy balanced diet, rich in fruits and vegetables and low in salt and fat. This study gives us no reason to believe that people should change their dairy intake in an attempt to avoid the condition." Every thing in moderation, then.
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Richard E. Ehle, DPM
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