Eating more vegetables like carrots or broccoli doesn't appear to lower the risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a review of five large studies tracking thousands of adults over many years.

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Fruit and vegetable intake and incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus: systematic review and meta-analysis

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This study found that eating regular vegetables (like carrots or broccoli) didn’t lower diabetes risk, but eating leafy greens like spinach did. So the claim that non-leafy veggies don’t affect diabetes risk is backed up.

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Fruit and vegetable intake and incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus: systematic review and meta-analysis

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DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c4229

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