Relying on a healthy diet alone does no good for diabetes, a study finds. A study conducted by researchers in the United States has revealed that a healthy diet alone cannot control type 2 diabetes.
A study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, found that eating a healthy diet alone did not improve type 2 diabetes.
For the study, which was published in JAMA Internal Medicine, the team tested 349 patients with type 2 diabetes who were consuming inappropriate and unhealthy diets depending on the disease. The participants were then given a strict routine of eating a healthy diet for some time to evaluate the effects of a healthy diet on type 2 diabetes.
The research findings found no significant positive effects of the healthy diet on cholesterol, triglycerides, fasting glucose, or blood pressure tests at 6 to 12 months.
Although it is still being determined why the increase in healthy and safe food intake did not positively affect any of these tests, the study does show that the long-term effects of an unhealthy diet are not easily compensated for. can be In other words, type 2 diabetes cannot be controlled by diet alone.
