Mediterranean Diabetes Diet

Filed in archive Diet on November 17, 2011

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Research has shown that a Mediterranean-style diet is also an ideal diabetes diet, as it has been shown to give diabetics better glycemic control. Diabetics on a Mediterranean diet also needed fewer diabetes medications as opposed to those on a simple low-fat diet.

A team of researchers in Spain recently conducted a study to determine the effects of the Mediterranean diet on preventing the onset of Type 2 diabetes. They found that the risk of developing diabetes was reduced by 52% among those who followed a Mediterranean diet as compared to the low-fat control group. The researchers further noted that the closer an individual followed the Mediterranean diet plan,t he lower their risk of developing diabetes. The weight of all participants did not change significantly throughout the study, and did not vary significantly between the groups.