Diabetes: The Mediterranean Diet Prevents It

A recent discovery explained the magic recipe for reducing excess fat. You have to follow the basics of one Mediterranean diet two months, so you could eliminate the fat in the pancreas. Also by improving insulin production by preventing the diabetes mellitus. Small effective precautions are needed, such as consuming fruits, vegetables, extra virgin olive oil and seeds, excluding grains, meat, especially red meat.

Two months is enough to drastically reduce the excess fat in the pancreas and the production of insulin. In fact, if there is too much fat, it thickens in adipose tissue and in organs such as the heart, liver and pancreas. In this way, it can cause changes in insulin secretion, increasing the risk of diabetes.

The Department of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolism of the Federico II University of Naples wanted to study the subject more closely. All this in collaboration with the Ircss Synlab Sdn and the Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging of the CNR of Naples. The study was conducted in a group of type 2 diabetes patients. They followed a diet rich in monounsaturated fatty acids in extra virgin olive oil or a multifactorial diet for two months. The latter was rich in low-glycemic index foods and fiber. Such as vegetables, legumes, whole grains, fruit, but also monounsaturated fatty acids, omega 3 and omega 6. The latter are found in oily fish and nuts. In such a diet there are also vitamins and polyphenols (fruits, tea, coffee, vegetables).

Before and after the test there was the measurement of fat in the pancreas and also the values ​​of blood sugar and insulin. All on an empty stomach and within 4 hours of a sample meal. After 2 months of treatment, the pancreatic fat it was reduced by 10% in patients on a multifactorial diet. In addition, this group of people experienced a 30% increase in insulin secretion, especially in the first two hours after a meal. They found that a Mediterranean diet, healthy in itself, could also be positive for diabetes.