Posted on 01/20/2014 7:50:22 AM PST by Mrs. Don-o
It sounds like the ingredient list for an indulgent dessert. But red wine, chocolate and strawberries are more than a guilty pleasure. They could all help guard against diabetes.
A study found for the first time the high content of flavonoids found in berry fruits may regulate blood glucose levels, and stave off type 2 diabetes.
Flavonoids are antioxidant compounds found in plants, as well as tea, red wine and chocolate, which can protect against a wide range of diseases, including heart disease, hypertension, some cancers and dementia.
The study found the main protective effect came from higher intakes of anthocyanins, which are present in strawberries, blackcurrants, blackberries and blueberries.
Researchers from the University of East Anglia (UEA) and King's College London reveal that high intakes are linked with lower insulin resistance and better blood glucose regulation.
They also lowered inflammation which, when chronic, can lead to disease, says the study published today in the Journal of Nutrition.
Prof Aedin Cassidy from UEA's Norwich Medical School, who led the research, said 'We focused on flavones, which are found in herbs and vegetables such as parsley, thyme, and celery, and anthocyanins, found in berries, red grapes, wine and other red or blue-coloured fruits and vegetables.
'This is one of the first large-scale human studies to look at how these powerful bioactive compounds might reduce the risk of diabetes.'
Much more at link.
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And how long did they live?
“And how long did they live?”
If you see a cause and effect relation in that, you are retarded.
And you are a jerk. You’re the idiot who cares how much sugar somebody ate before we were “civilized”. I truly detest people like you and I’m not going to take your crap anymore big boy. You can bite me.
German wines and some French wines don't add the, poison, for me, to their wines!
For those who remember, many restaurants that had salad bars, began using sulfur additives to keep lettuce, other veggies and fruits, from turning brown. Patrons then began developing adverse reactions and needing emergency intervention.
Salad bars mostly went away, save ones at some grocery stores.
In 1986, the FDA banned their use on fresh fruits and vegetables, yet they continue their use in many edible areas and continue to cause adverse reactions! These aren't really allergies but a body's reaction to chemical additives.
What is being added (sulfites) to white wines, produces the same physical reactions to me and many others, thus forcing us to forgo wine altogether!
I will continue to enjoy the occasional sulfite-free imported wine but mostly live without them rather than risk anaphylactic reactions.
Yes....I forgot to say in my previous post about losing weight that I was also doing intermittent fasting and interval training (2-3x a week). Overweightness and Diabetes runs in my family.
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