Association between type 2 diabetes and consumption of fish and seafood

Research suggests a link between type 2 diabetes and consumption of fish and sea food

Is the nutritional benefits of eating fish and seafood more from the health damage inherent in this diet? A recent study sheds light on the nutritional benefits of seafood and fish. While studies have shown that foods based on fish and seafood may increase the metabolism of sugar, other studies actually indicate that pollution in fish may contribute to raising the risk of type 2 diabetes. However, prior studies were conducted in large populations where eating food from the sea, is common.

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So the researchers conducted an examination of the diet of 22 291 men and 29 759 women aged 45 to 75 surveyed public health in Japan, which previously had no medical background of diabetes. The researchers studied the dietary habits using questionnaires.

During five years of study were 971 new cases of diabetes - 572 of them in men and 399 among women.

Their findings were published by Japanese researchers in the journal The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. The findings revealed that women researchers, fish consumption was not associated with reduced risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

However, among men, consumption of fish and seafood was associated with significantly reduced risk of developing type 2 diabetes. The risk of people who consumed their menu sea food like fish and seafood, the maximum level were at less risk of 27% of developing type 2 diabetes.

Among men who consumed foods day a small or medium size such as sardines, mackerel, or eels, was the risk of type 2 diabetes, although smaller and declined by 32% compared with those who consumed fish and seafood are the minimum level.

The researchers conducted an examination of the level of fat found in different seafood to examine whether the relationship is mediated by the amount of fat, and found that there were no differences between fish and seafood various sizes of fat levels, which could explain the difference.