The Important Role of Eggs and Fruits in Diabetes

Scientists from University College London (UCL), in collaboration with experts from the University of Cambridge and Imperial College London (UK), looked at the consumption of ultra-processed foods and health outcomes of more than 300,000 people from eight European countries over nearly 11 years. During that time, more than 14,000 people developed type 2 diabetes.

Researchers compared foods in groups:

Unprocessed or minimally processed foods, such as eggs, milk, and fruit. Processed foods, such as canned fish, beer, and cheese. Ultra-processed foods, such as salty snacks, processed meats, sweets, etc.

Ultra-processed foods are often loaded with additives, preservatives, and artificial flavors, which often make them unhealthy.

The results found that for every 10% increase in ultra-processed food consumption, the risk of diabetes increased by 17%, according to Everyday Health.

The Important Role of Eggs and Fruits in Diabetes

Notably, the results suggest that diabetes risk can be significantly reduced by replacing ultra-processed foods with less processed foods.

Specifically, replacing 10% of ultra-processed foods with minimally processed foods like eggs and fruit, reduces the risk of diabetes by 14%, according to Everyday Health.

Lead author Dr Samuel Dicken, from University College London, said: “The study found that people who ate a lot of ultra-processed foods were at increased risk of diabetes. The good news is that replacing ultra-processed foods with less processed foods, such as eggs and fruit, reduced the risk of type 2 diabetes.

At the same time, replacing 10% of ultra-processed foods with processed foods, such as fresh cheese, canned fish..., can also reduce the risk of diabetes by 18%.