eating nuts can prevent type 2 diabetes
January 2003
Patients are hearing that eating nuts can prevent type 2 diabetes.
This stems from news reports about a new study that suggests people who eat nuts or peanut butter might have a 20% to 30% lower risk of getting type 2 diabetes.
The theory is that unsaturated fat, fibre, and magnesium content from walnuts, peanuts, etc increases insulin sensitivity.
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