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If nuts aren’t a staple in your daily diet, they ought to be. That’s especially true if you’re at increased risk for type 2 diabetes.
According to researchers from Pennsylvania State University, eating an average of 52 grams of nuts a day can reduce the likelihood of developing insulin resistance, a precursor to type 2 diabetes. It’s estimated that up to 50 per cent of people with insulin resistance will develop diabetes if they don’t make lifestyle changes.
Previous studies have suggested that eating nuts regularly is tied to better blood glucose (sugar) control and protection from type 2 diabetes. Most studies, however, were observational, not randomized controlled trials, and therefore don’t prove cause and effect.
The new research, published this month in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, was a review of data pooled from 40 randomized controlled trials that examined nut consumption on blood glucose control in 2,832 people with and without diabetes.
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