Whole milk would reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to the results of a study presented at the Annual Congress of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, in Austria. Indeed, the consumption of 8 servings of dairy products per day would reduce this risk by 23%.
Researchers from the University of Malmö (Sweden) followed over 27,000 adult men and women aged 45 to 74 for 14 years. During the course of the study, 3,000 participants developed a Type 2 diabetes.
By comparing thefood participants and the development of diabetes, the researchers concluded that adults who consumed 8 servings of whole milk products (one serving is equivalent to 200ml of milk or yogurt, 20g of cheese, 25g of cream or 7g of butter) reduced the risk of developing this disease by 23%.
On the other hand, scientists have not observed this decrease for a diet rich in low-fat dairy products. And, people who consume 80 grams of meat (lean or fat) per day increase by 20% the risk of developing this pathology.
“The reduced risk is linked to high intakes of high-fat dairy products, but not low-fat dairy products. This indicates that milk fat, in part, provides protection against type 2 diabetes, ”explains Dr Ulrika Ericson from the Diabetes Center at Lund University in Malmö.
“Our results suggest that, unlike animal fats, dairy-specific fats may have a role in the prevention of type 2 diabetes,” says Dr. Ulrika Ericson.
A fatal disease that progresses rapidly
According to the latest study by the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance, for around 2.5 million diabetics reported to doctors or medical institutes, 92% are type 2. The evolution of this disease in France and around the world leaves little room for optimism due to poor eating habits and daily life more and more sedentary. Already in 2000, the WHO predicted that there would be nearly a million additional diabetics in France by 2030. On the European continent, this total should drop from 33 million in 2000 to 48 million in 2030.
Half of people with diabetes die from cardiovascular disease. Between 10 and 20% of Europeans die of kidney failure, 10% develop severe visual impairment and 50% suffer from diabetic neuropathy.
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