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Alexandra Murcier (Liberal dietitian-nutritionist)
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June 06, 2023
A new score based on biomarkers shows a stronger correlation between the Mediterranean diet and a lower risk of type 2 diabetes.
In France, approximately 3 million people suffer from diabetes. A real scourge, which continues to gain ground. However, if different treatments are possible to counter it, food plays a major role in the evolution of the disease. A new study published in the journal PLOS Medicine has also shown a strong correlation between the Mediterranean diet and a reduction in type 2 diabetes. The point.
“A significant reduction in the incidence of type 2 diabetes”
Until now, the link between the Mediterranean diet and the risk of type 2 diabetes has been unclear. But in this new study, researchers from the University of Cambridge have developed a new blood test, making it possible to follow the diet adopted by candidates (here, Mediterranean).
More specifically, they developed an indicator based on the main biomarkers of the Mediterranean diet and they integrated the levels of certain molecules in the blood (fatty acids and carotenoids).
They then tested this score on 340,234 European participants. Among them, 9453 candidates developed type 2 diabetes during follow-up.
However, comparing them to 12,749 healthy participants, the researchers found that people whose biomarker score indicated greater adherence to a Mediterranean diet were less likely to develop type 2 diabetes.
Faced with these results, the researchers state that “even mild adherence of people to a Mediterranean diet could significantly reduce the incidence of type 2 diabetes“.
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“The Mediterranean diet is better for the cardiovascular system”
Results that do not surprise Alexandra Murcier, dietician-nutritionist.
“The Mediterranean diet is better for the cardiovascular system. It allows you to gain less weight, in particular less abdominal fat. However, this fat promotes insulin resistance, which itself contributes to the development of type 2 diabetes.“, she assures.
In addition, the Mediterranean diet greatly reduces “intake of processed foods and sugars that will promote type 2 diabetes“, concludes the expert.