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Nuts reduce diabetes risk
A new analysis shows that women who eat nuts and peanut
butter run a reduced risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
Susan Aldridge, Ph.D.
.. Nuts, such as almonds, walnuts and Brazils, have previously been
highlighted as a food that makes a good addition to a healthy diet. The
oils in nuts are unsaturated and can play a part in reducing heart disease.
Now a new report from the long-running Nurses' Health Study suggests
that high nut consumption can reduce the risk of diabetes too. Women
eating a one ounce serving of nuts five or more times a week had a 27 per
cent lower diabetes risk than those who didn't include nuts as a regular
part of their diet. And those who ate peanut butter five or more times a
week had a 21 per cent lower diabetes risk than those who didn't eat it.
Nuts and peanut butter are high in calories, of course. But this study
found no link between nut consumption and weight gain. If you were to
eat nuts in place of refined grain products, or red or processed meats,
you would gain the health benefits without increasing calorie intake.
Source:
Journal of the
American Medical Association 27th November 2
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