If you have type 2 diabetes, eating 28 grams of tahini every day for 6 weeks might help lower bad fats and inflammation in your blood while raising good cholesterol.

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The nutritional value and health properties of tahini and tahini-based products

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The study tested eating 28 grams of tahini every day for 6 weeks in people with type 2 diabetes and found it improved key health markers like 'good' cholesterol and inflammation, just as the claim says.

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The nutritional value and health properties of tahini and tahini-based products

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DOI: 10.53590/japt.02.1057

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