Even meat with vegetables - the path to diabetes

Drinking large amounts of meat increases the risk of diabetes, even if the person also eats a lot of fruits and vegetables. That is the conclusion drawn by researchers from the Medical Research Institute INSERM in Paris.

Type 2 diabetes

French researchers observed 14 years for 60 thousand women, studying the link between diet and the risk of their development Type 2 diabetes . It turned out that this disease occurs most often in women who use the greatest amount of acid-forming foods, such as meat. Such women are 56% more likely than the others faced with diabetes compared to those who ate the least amount of these products.

Moreover, this relationship remained even when the meat lovers leaned actively and significantly more useful fruits and vegetables. It turned out that they were not able to offset the negative effect of acid-forming foods, and an increased risk of becoming a victim Type 2 diabetes   I persisted. This research published in the journal Diabetologica.

Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of the disease, which accounts for 90% of all cases. At the same time, millions of victims of type 2 diabetes do not even know that they are suffering from this disease. As a rule, the main risk factors for diabetes are obesity and a penchant for foods containing large amounts of sugar.

But a study by French scientists has shown that the acid-forming foods such as meat, fish, cheese, potatoes and grains also contribute to the formation of type 2 diabetes. Among the products that cause the least amount of acid in the stomach include fruits, vegetables, and coffee. (READ MORE)

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