Eating whole fruit, not drinking fruit juice, may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus

J Diabetes Investig. 2021 Oct;12(10):1759-1761. doi: 10.1111/jdi.13639. Epub 2021 Sep 9.

Authors

Yusuke Seino¹, Katsumi Iizuka², Atsushi Suzuki¹

Affiliations

¹ Departments of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Fujita Health University Graduate School of Medicine, Toyoake, Japan.
² Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan.

Abstract

Fruit intake may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes by probably four factors: dietary fiber, phytochemicals (flavonoids), fructose, and chewing.

© 2021 The Authors. Journal of Diabetes Investigation published by Asian Association for the Study of Diabetes (AASD) and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.

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MeSH terms

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2*
Dietary Fiber
Fructose
Fruit and Vegetable Juices
Fruit*
Humans

Substances

Dietary Fiber
Fructose