5-10 servings of fruits, veggies daily may cut diabetes risk
Want
to restore the level of antioxidants -- key to ward off heart
disease and Type-2 diabetes
-- that you lost due to high consumption of fat rich-food in the holiday
season? Eating five to 10 servings of fruits and vegetables as well as nuts,
seeds, and legumes daily may help.
A
diet high in saturated fat results in chronic low-grade inflammation in the
body that in turn leads to the development of metabolic syndrome -- a serious
condition associated with cognitive dysfunction and dementia as well as being a
major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, fatty liver disease and Type-2
diabetes.
For
such patients, a higher intake of vitamin C is crucial to halt a potentially
deadly cycle of antioxidant
disruptions, the researchers said.
"What
these findings are really saying to people as we move out of the rich-food
holiday season and into January is eat your fruits and vegetables," said
Maret Traber, Professor at the Oregon State University in the US. Read
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