Blueberries and apples help prevent diabetes


The health benefits of fruits and berries 

may depend on the form in which they are consumed, recent research shows. In light of the results, it is likely that, at least for diabetes, the benefits will be obtained by eating their fruits and berries fresh and as such and not, for example, in juice form. Fruit juices may even increase the risk of diabetes.

The results were published in the British Medical Journal and show that the risk of developing diabetes is reduced in people who eat blueberries, grapes, apples, bananas or grapefruit at least three times a week. The essential thing is that you enjoy your fruit and berries as is and fresh. This was observed compared to participants who ate fruits and berries no more than once a month.

Drinking fruit juices on a daily basis, on the other hand, was more likely than others to develop diabetes, but replacing the juices with fresh fruit negated the effect.

Similar findings have been made in the past, but researchers have not yet figured out exactly why fruit juices predispose to diabetes, even though whole fresh fruit protects against it. The difference is probably explained by the fiber in the fruit and other nutritional factors that are missing from the juices. In the form of juice, fruit sugar also works differently than when eaten from the fruit itself.

The study utilized data from three large health studies that totaled health and diet data from 187,000 healthy men and women. Between 1984 and 2009, about 7 percent of participants developed diabetes.

The health benefits of fruits and berries may depend on the form in which they are consumed, recent research shows. In light of the results, it is likely that, at least for diabetes, the benefits will be obtained by eating their fruits and berries fresh and as such.