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Eating Meat Increases Risk for Diabetes

Eating meat increases your risk for diabetes, according to a study published in Nutrients. Among middle-aged women, those who ate meat were more likely to have diabetes or uncontrolled blood sugar than those who followed a vegetarian diet. Those who ate meat multiple times daily significantly increased their risk for disease. Plant-based diets can reduce your risk of diabetes by improving risk factors such as body weight and insulin sensitivity.

References

Baleato CL, Ferguson JJA, Oldmeadow C, Mishra GD, Garg ML. Plant-based dietary patterns versus meat consumption and prevalence of impaired glucose intolerance and diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study in Australian women. Nutrients. Published online October 6, 2022. doi:10.3390/nu14194152 

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