With the changing living conditions, the number of people with diabetes is increasing day by day. It is necessary to pay attention to a healthy diet in order to prevent diabetes, which is especially seen in people who eat carbohydrate-based and inactive people. Studies show that a glass of milk a day reduces the risk of diabetes by ten percent.
Experts have found that moderate dairy consumption helps protect against the condition, which affects almost five million Brits.
POOR LIVING CONDITIONS LEAD TO DIABETES
Researchers have found that regularly eating red meat increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Diabetes occurs when the body loses its ability to metabolize sugar, mainly as a result of weight gain and poor lifestyle. Diabetes causes dangerous consequences such as blindness, stroke, heart attack, amputation of limbs.
DAIRY PRODUCTS REDUCE THE RISK OF DIABETES
Research, which will now be presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for Diabetes Research in Stockholm, shows that eating dairy products can help protect against the disease. The Italian team analyzed 13 large studies on diet and diabetes. They found that a glass of milk per day was associated with a ten percent reduction in risk, a five percent reduction in 200g of any dairy per day, and a six percent reduction in a bowl of yogurt. However, cheese, fish and eggs have no effect on lowering the risk of diabetes.
VERY EFFECTIVE FOR HEALTH
Lead researcher Dr Annalisa Giosuè from the Federico II University of Naples said: “Dairy products are rich in nutrients, vitamins and other bioactive compounds that can positively affect glucose metabolism, the body’s processing of sugar. For example, the whey proteins in milk are known to modulate the rise of blood sugar levels after a meal.”
REGULAR YOGURT CONSUMPTION REDUCES THE RISK OF DIABETES
“Probiotics are also known to exert beneficial effects on glucose metabolism, which may explain why we found that regular yogurt consumption is associated with a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes.”
REDUCES INSULIN SENSITIVITY
It was found that red meat increased the risk of diabetes, and those who ate 100g (about half a small steak) a day had a 22 percent increase in disease risk. Dr Giosuè added: “Red and processed meats are all important sources of components such as saturated fatty acids, cholesterol and heme iron, which can reduce cells’ sensitivity to insulin and are known to promote chronic low-level inflammation and oxidative stress.