THE Type 2 diabetes concerns 3.7 million patients in France. This ever-increasing chronic disease manifests itself as insulin resistance, which prevents the body from using glucose as an energy source. The latter accumulates in the blood and causes chronic hyperglycemia.
Very often linked to foodthis form of diabetes can cause serious complications affecting the heart and arteries, eyes, kidneys, nerves and feet.
It is recommended limit refined carbohydratesor the sugars contained in refined flour (white bread, white pasta, etc.), fruit juices and sodas but also products rich in starch (potato, rice, corn…).
A news study now warns fans of red meat! People who eat two servings of red meat per week may have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes. The study was published in L’American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Diabetes risk with processed and unprocessed red meat
“ Our findings strongly support dietary guidelines that recommend limiting red meat consumption, and this applies both processed and unprocessed red meat “, said the study’s first author, Xiao Gu, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Nutrition at the Harvard TH Chan School (Boston, USA).
To carry out the study, researchers analyzed data from 216,695 participants looking at their diet over 36 years. During this period, more than 22,000 participants developed type 2 diabetes.
Researchers found that eating red meat was strongly associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes. Participants who ate it frequently had a 62% higher risk to develop type 2 diabetes compared to others. The researchers note that each additional daily serving of processed red meat was associated with a 46% higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
Replace red meat once a week with nuts and legumes
Replacing red meat with another protein source can significantly reduce risks, the study found. They discovered that focus on a portion of nuts and legumes was associated with a 30% lower risk of type 2 diabetes, and what to choose a dairy product was associated with a 22% lower risk.
It would be enough to replace red meat with one of its foods once a week.
“ Given our findings and previous work by other researchers, limiting yourself to one serving of red meat per week would be reasonable for people wanting to improve their health “, declared lead author Walter Willett, professor of epidemiology and nutrition.