Australian study found that eating more fruits may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes

Xinhua News Agency, Sydney, June 11 (Liu Shiyue) An observational study recently released by Edith Kawan University in Australia shows that eating more fresh fruits every day is associated with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes

Edith Cowen University recently issued a communiqué stating that the observational study used the data of 7,675 Australians collected by a study from the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute in Australia to determine their intake of fruits and juices and after 5 years.

Observational research can prove that there is a correlation between events, but it cannot prove a direct cause and effect relationship

The communiqué stated that type 2 diabetes has become an increasingly serious public health problem.

Nicola Bondeno, the lead author of the research paper and a researcher at the Institute of Nutrition at Edith Kawan University, said that the study found an association between fruit intake and insulin sensitivity, indicating that fruit intake is higher.

The study also found that if you want to prevent type 2 diabetes, fruit juice cannot be substituted for fruit.