Eating about a cup of whole fruit every day might help lower your chances of getting type 2 diabetes over the next five years, compared to people who eat almost no fruit.

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Eating whole fruit, not drinking fruit juice, may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus

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2021 Oct

The study talks about how eating whole fruit might help prevent diabetes, but it doesn’t give actual numbers or proof about eating 230 grams a day cutting diabetes risk by 36%.

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Eating whole fruit, not drinking fruit juice, may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus

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DOI: 10.1111/jdi.13639

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