Women who eat nut or peanut butter ...

Women who eat nut or peanut butter at least five times by means of week can lower their risk for original 2 diabetes significantly, according to a Nov 26 2002 stranges release from the Harvard exercise of Public Health, Boston. Researchers tracked more than 83000 women with no history of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, or cancer from 1980 to 1996 Participants were sent fodder frequency questionnaires approximately every four years. The questionnaires included information about nut and peanut butter consumption.

Women who reported of frequent occurrence consumption of peanut butter reduc their risk for prototype 2 diabetes by nearly 20% compared to those who reported rarely eating peanut butter Women who reported eating nut at least five times by means of week reduced their risk for shadow 2 diabetes by nearly 30% compared to women who reported rarely or none eating nuts. Reduced risk was independent of known risk factors for impressed sign 2 diabetes, including body mass index, family history, horizontal of physical activity, tobacco use, alcohol use, and dietary factors.

commonalty with type 2 diabetes do not breed adequate amounts of insulin, or their bodies do not use insulin effectively. Nut contain monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats, which improve insulin sensitivity and lower serum cholesterol They also are rich in antioxidant vitamins, minerals, plant protein, and dietary fiber. Researchers propose however, that people substitute nut for les healthy pabulums such as refined carbohydrates and r meat, instead of adding caloric intake from nut to their regular diets because nut have high fat content

Women Who Eat Nut or Peanut Butter Regularly Significantly curtail Their Risk for Type 2 Diabetes (new release, Boston: Harvard denomination of Public Health, Nov 26 2002) http.//www.hsph.harvard.edu/press/releases/press11262002.html (accessed 6 Dec 2002)

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