Reduce Diabetes Risk with Olive Oil

A study published in the American Diabetes Association journal Diabetes Care showed that a Mediterranean style diet rich in olive oil reduces the risk of type II diabetes by over 50 percent compared to a low fat diet.

The study is part of a long-term nutritional intervention study aimed to determine how well the Mediterranean diet helps in preventing cardiovascular diseases.

The study included 418 participants who did not have diabetes. Each participant was randomly assigned to either a low fat diet, a Mediterranean diet with olive oil (up to 1 liter a week) or a Mediterranean diet with nuts (30 grams a day). After 4 years 17.9 percent of the individuals following the low fat diet developed diabetes, while only 10 percent of the participants following the Mediterranean with olive oil diet developed the disease.

It is important to note that the reduction of diabetes risk was independent of changes in body weight or physical activity and that the Mediterranean diets that were followed were not calorie restricted.

Previous studies have shown that a Mediterranean style diet rich in olive oil may prevent the appearance of type II diabetes by improving blood sugar levels, insulin resistance and blood lipid levels.

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Read the full study in the ADA Diabetes Care here

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