A Banana a Day Keeps the Doctor Away

A study suggests wild banana species may have anti-diabetic properties.

Dietary intervention is one of the most studied and most effective strategies for diabetes management. In a recent study, scientists from India looked into the anti-diabetic potential of a wild species of banana, particularly a compound called apiforol found in its seeds. Their findings appear in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. Read more

Eating Mushrooms Daily Could Prevent Diabetes

Eating button mushrooms daily could prevent type 2 diabetes by boosting gut bacteria (but it must be a particular portion size).

Eating a serving of button mushrooms a day could prevent type 2 diabetes, new research suggests.

Feeding mice a daily portion of white button mushrooms boosts their levels of a gut bacteria that is involved in the production of glucose, a study found. The serving is the equivalent of 85 grams for humans.

According to the researchers, mushrooms act as a prebiotic, which are indigestible food ingredients that 'fertilise' the growth of bugs in the digestive tract. Read more

Chocolate Could Prevent Diabetes

 According to new research, chocolate could prevent diabetes because cocoa stimulates the release of insulin.

Chocolate could prevent diabetes, new research suggests.

A compound in cocoa, known as epicatechin monomers, enhances the secretion of insulin from specific cells, a study found. Read more

Tequila for Weight Loss?

Could a key ingredient in tequila help weight loss and fight diabetes?

A key ingredient in tequila could aid weight loss and control blood sugars for diabetics, research suggests.

A study has found a link between weight loss and an ingredient in the agave plant which is used to make the Mexican drink.

The plant's naturally occurring sugars, called agavins, can also help lower blood sugar too, say researchers. Read more

Walnuts Cut Diabetes Risk by One Quarter

Eating walnuts just two or three times a week can reduce the risk of type two diabetes by a almost a quarter, according to new research.

A study of nearly 140,000 women in the US shows regular helpings of a small portion of nuts can have a powerful protective effect against a disease that is threatening to become a global epidemic.

Women who consumed a 28 gramme packet of walnuts at least twice a week were 24 per cent less likely to develop type two diabetes than those who rarely or never ate them. Read more

Cheese Can Help Prevent Diabetes

Here's another reason to love cheese: just two slices a day can help prevent diabetes, say Pat Hagan and Sophie Borland.

If you are trying to slim down, you may have crossed cheese off the menu.

But scientists have discovered it may actually help prevent diabetes – an illness often triggered by being overweight.

They claim that eating just two slices of cheese a day cuts the risk of type 2 diabetes by 12 per cent. Read more

5 Steps to Reverse Diabetes and Insulin Resistance

Does diabetes mean drugs? Not necessarily! Dr. Mark Hyman brings you the last installment of his two-part discussion on diabetes. You'll learn why medications aren't always the answer and how you can prevent and even reverse diabetes without pharmaceuticals.