Love to Eat Apples, Diabetic Away
Recent research from the United States found that the consumption of some types of fruits like blueberries, apples and pears associated with chill lower risk of diabetes.
According to researchers, these fruits contain a lot of flavonoids, natural compounds present in fruits, vegetables and whole grains, which are based on the results of some research related to health benefits such as reduced risk of heart disease or cancer.
"People who eat blueberries or apples in the sheer number higher, they tend to have a lower risk of type 2 diabetes," said An Pan, a researcher from the Harvard School of Public Health.
According to Pan, the findings suggest an association, but does not directly prove that the fruit can prevent diabetes.
Research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition showed results consistent with some previous research had already linking diets high in fruits (rich in flavonoids) associated with a reduced risk of hypertension.
According to the American Diabetes Association, approximately 26 million Americans have diabetes. This is caused by the body's inability to produce or properly use insulin, the hormone that converts blood glucose into energy.
Type 2 diabetes can usually be controlled with exercise and changes in diet and without insulin.
For the study, researchers from the U.S. National Institutes of Health to track diet around 200,000 men and women for 24 years. The participants, asked to fill out questionnaires about how often they ate certain foods and beverages with standard portion sizes. In early research, all participants are known no one had diabetes, but during the period of the study, as many as 12,600 participants were diagnosed with diabetes.
Research results found that those who love to eat blueberries have a 23 percent lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes than those who ate no blueberries. While participants who ate five or more apples a week also had a 23 percent lower risk of developing diabetes than those who did not eat apples.
The researchers revealed that the flavonoids in fruits may provide a beneficial effect in reducing the risk of diabetes. "We found consistent results from three research results. Where the three studies showed that the consumption of apples and blueberries useful for preventing type 2 diabetes," said Pan.
According to Pan, the finding has taken into account other risk factors, such as weight, smoking and family history of diabetes. "This finding is very good because it encourages us to eat fruits directly rather than fruit juice (processed)," he said, citing recent evidence that fruit juices were processed sugar and other additives may increase the risk of diabetes.
Sources: Reuters, kompas.com
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