07/31/2009 - News
Cereal May Decrease Diabetes Risk
By: June Chen, MD
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Although the exact cause of type 2 diabetes is not known, some key risk factors for the development of diabetes are well-characterized.
While some of these risk factors, such as a family history of diabetes or older age, cannot be controlled, other risk factors, including obesity, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol, can be modified. And, according to a study published online ahead of print in Diabetes Care, eating more fiber is associated with reduced diabetes risk.
Researchers from the United Kingdom studied 3248 non-diabetic men aged 60 to 79 for a period of seven years in order to examine the relationship between dietary fiber and the risk of type 2 diabetes. Over the follow-up period, 162 of the men developed diabetes. The researchers found that the men who consumed 20 grams of fiber a day or less had an increased risk of diabetes. This increase in risk was seen for both low cereal and low vegetable fiber intake. The scientists also found that dietary fiber consumption was inversely associated with markers of inflammation and deposition of fat in the liver.
Based on their findings, the researchers concluded that eating dietary fiber was associated with a reduced risk of diabetes, which might be explained, at least in part, by lower inflammatory markers and fat deposition in the liver. Although further studies are needed to explore this relationship in more depth, it seems that Cheerios might be good for more than just your cholesterol.
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Diabetes Care. Published online before print July 23, 2009.
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in all the websites i have gone on all the descriptions for food you can eat are so vague and broad. it would be nice to find info in plan english what foods are ok to eat. like what names and brand of cereals are safe.