Blueberries and Apples Tied to Lower Diabetes Risk

Reuters ^ | Fri Mar 16, 2012 | Fri Mar 16, 2012

[nickcarraway]

Eating more blueberries, apples and pears may be linked to lower risk of diabetes, according to a new U.S. study.

These fruits are loaded with flavonoids, a natural compound present in certain fruits, vegetables and grains, which some research has tentatively tied to heath benefits such as a lower risk of heart disease or cancer.

"People who ate a higher amount of blueberries or apples, they tended to have a low risk of type 2 diabetes," said An Pan, a research fellow at the Harvard School of Public Health who worked on the study.

[expat1000]

High end vitamin C supplements have bioflavonoids added. Check the label.

[hope]

I wish I would have been in this case study...I was raised by naruralist. I am type 2. This is a complete study by some ahole government funded bureaucrat with YOUR TAX DOLLARS once again that has made you the fool.

[beaversmom]

Isn’t cinnamon supposed to be good too? Think I’ll go have some applesauce with cinnamon.

[television is just wrong]

Cinnamon helps balance sugars as well

Stay away from Cholesterol lowering drugs, they cause Type 2 diabetes.

[slowhandluke]

You could try this: Marshall Protocol for type 2 diabetes.

[GOP Poet]

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[hope]

i dunno.. been type two since I was 29.. that happend because I gained 25 lbs with first gestation. both mom and grandma were type 2. I am stilll holding normal weight for my age...still remaing type 2 according to my readings...It will be what ever the study says...I am actucally at the weight that I should be for a female 55. I take in approx 1500 calories per day. BTW, I hate sugar and anything related.

[ThirstyMan]

"The findings show an association, he added, but don't prove the fruits, themselves, prevent diabetes."

This makes the context clear. This was more a survey study over time rather than a clinical study, which is why they only claim an "association".
Btw, Wyman's sells frozen blueberries that are delicious. I add a 1/2 cup to my cereal each morning.

[Wpin]

I have reversed my type 2 diabetes...took about a month to accomplish. I eat a Vegan diet along with aerobic exercise. Type 2 Diabetes...like hypertension are diet and lifestyle problems primarily that can be reversed or controlled better without drugs.

[LadyPilgrim]

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