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Higher intake of total fruit, specifically berries, green leafy vegetables, yellow vegetables, and cruciferous vegetables, is associated with a reduced risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
To lower your risk of type 2 diabetes, prioritize increasing your intake of specific fruits and vegetables. Focus on berries (especially blueberries), green leafy vegetables, yellow vegetables, and cruciferous vegetables. These specific types show the strongest protective effects. You do not need to avoid fruit; in fact, higher intake of these categories is linked to lower risk. Citrus and strawberries showed less significant or no significant association in this analysis, so prioritize the berries and greens.
A higher intake of fruit, especially berries, and green leafy vegetables, yellow vegetables, cruciferous vegetables or their fiber is associated with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes.
Why this rating
Meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies with large sample sizes and adjusted relative risks, though observational design limits causal inference.
Source
Higher intake of fruits, vegetables or their fiber reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes: A meta‐analysis
Pingyu Wang et al. · Journal of Diabetes Investigation · 2015
DOI 10.1111/jdi.12376
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