Choose high-quality carbs to help prevent diabetes


By AGENCY

Replacing calories from fats and proteins with high-quality carbohydrates like whole grains appears to help lower one’s risk of types 2 diabetes. — AFP

Eating high-quality carbohydrates such as whole grains, appears to be associated with a lower risk for type 2 diabetes. according to new research.

Carried out by researchers from Erasmus University Medical Center in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, United States, the new large-scale investigation analysed data from participants taking part in three existing studies, i.e. 69,949 women from the Nurses’ Health Study, 90,239 women from the Nurses’ Health Study 2, and 40,539 men from the Health Professionals Follow-up Study.

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