Copenhagen: According to a study, a diet rich in vegetables can reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
Pratak Pokharel and his colleagues at the Danish Cancer Society Research Center in Copenhagen, Denmark, examined the relationship between vegetables/potatoes and type 2 diabetes.
In the study, 54,793 participants were followed for an average of 16.3 years, and a total of 7,695 cases of type 2 diabetes occurred during that time.
In the study, the participants were divided into two groups. One group was fed vegetables at 67 grams per day and the other group at 319 grams per day. When compared, the researchers found that those who ate more vegetables had a lower body mass index (BMI) and a 21 percent lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
On the other hand, with several changes, the researchers compared participants fed a high (256 g) and low (52 g) potato-containing diet, and found that those who ate the least potato-containing diet did not. I was 9 percent more likely to develop type 2 diabetes. While consuming a high amount of green leafy foods was clearly associated with a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes.
"Findings that vegetables reduce the risk of diabetes are important for public health," Pratak Pokharel said in a statement.
Talking about potatoes, he said that we cannot say that they are beneficial for type 2 diabetes, but if prepared in a healthy way, they are not harmful.
The research was published Dec. 5 in the American Diabetes Association's journal Diabetes Care.
