People who adhere closely to a Mediterranean diet — comprising olive oil, grains, fruits, nuts, vegetables and fish and low in meat and dairy – may have a lower risk of developing diabetes according to a recent study by Dr Migel Martinez-Gonzalez and colleagues from the University of Navarra in Pamplona in Spain. This could be important for people with HIV on certain antiretroviral drugs that are more prone to contribute to insulin resistance, the precursor of Type 2 diabetes. The study was published in the British Medical Journal.
Mediterranean diet lowers diabetes risk
From the July 2008 issue of Positive Living • By David Menadue
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Posted online: 22 July 2008.
Last updated: 22 July 2008.
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