Adding whole grains to your diet can reduce your risk for type 2 diabetes.
Just one serving starts to have a positive impact, and the risk drops significantly when people follow current nutritional guidelines of three to six servings a day.
It’s part of a healthy diet that also prevents weight gain, which is often a precursor of diabetes, say researchers from the University of Eastern Finland.
Countless studies have demonstrated that eating whole grains reduces the risk of diabetes, but “one third of Finns do not eat even one dose of whole grains on a daily basis, and two-thirds have too little fibre,” said researcher Jaana Lindstrom.
Adopting a healthier diet also has an impact on the economy. In just 10 years, Finland alone could achieve cost savings of up to one billion euros, the researchers estimate.
(Source: Nutrients, 2021; 13: 3583)
