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Vegetable Or Polyunsaturated Fats Can Reduce Diabetes Risk.(Brief Article)
2001 SEP 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) --
Eating vegetable fats or polyunsaturated fats instead of saturated fats can significantly lower the risk for diabetes in postmenopausal women, according to a study to be published in the September issue of Diabetes Care. The study is accompanied by an editorial that explores the issue of how diet affects the development of diabetes.
The vegetable fat study is good news for people who are also trying to lose weight as a means of warding off type 2 diabetes, which has long been associated with obesity. Recent studies have confirmed that obesity and overweight are the most important predictors of the development of type 2 diabetes, and that lifestyle changes (losing 5-7% of body weight and exercising 30 minutes five days a week) can reduce the risk of developing diabetes by 55%.
The Iowa Women's Health Study, led by researchers at the Harvard and University of Minnesota Schools of Public Health, found that substituting vegetable fat for saturated fats in the diets of women ages 55-69 lowered their risk for type 2 diabetes by 22%. Substituting polyunsaturated fats for saturated fats lowered the risk by 16%.
"This study contributes to a growing body of evidence that improvements in diet can reduce the risk of diabetes. Together with exercise and weight control, a healthy diet - rich in whole grains and fiber, and substituting animal fat with vegetable fat - can help protect against the disease," said lead researcher Katie A. ...
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