Diet: diabetes news
News about food and diabetes: nutritional guidelines, dietary patterns and their relationship with glucose and body weight control.
A study links genetics, food choice and type 2 diabetes risk
Research presented at NUTRITION 2026, using UK Biobank data from half a million people, found that genetic variants linked to a preference for sweet and fatty flavors are associated with higher ultra-processed food intake and a modestly higher type 2 diabetes risk.
Read more →Harvard recommends adding legumes to your diet for heart health and blood sugar control
Harvard Medical School recommends adding legumes — beans, lentils and peas — to your regular diet for their fiber and low glycemic index, two traits that help protect the heart and control blood sugar.
Read more →Diet quality matters more than processing level for diabetes risk, study suggests
An analysis presented at the NUTRITION 2026 conference, using data from thousands of adults followed from the 1980s to 2020, found that type 2 diabetes, heart disease and premature death risk depended more on overall diet quality than on how industrially processed each food was.
Read more →Specialists call for treating obesity as a chronic disease to help prevent diabetes
At a scientific congress in Punta Cana attended by more than 250 specialists, experts argued for moving away from treating obesity as a habits problem and instead managing it as a chronic disease, given its close ties to type 2 diabetes and hypertension.
Read more →ADA's 2026 standards reinforce 5-7% weight loss and the Mediterranean diet against prediabetes
The American Diabetes Association's update reaffirms structured follow-up for prediabetes, giving more weight to weight-loss programs, the Mediterranean diet and telemedicine.
Read more →Diabetes's "metabolic pandemic" triples across the Americas, reinforcing the importance of a protein-rich diet
According to the Pan American Health Organization, the number of people with diabetes has tripled across the Americas over the past decade, driven by sedentary lifestyles and excess weight; specialists stress the importance of a protein-rich diet and muscle-toning exercise.
Read more →Plant-based dietary patterns gain ground in diabetes guidelines
Available evidence links high-fiber, low-saturated-fat diets with a lower expression of cardiovascular risk factors.
Read more →Losing 5% to 10% of body weight improves metabolic control
A healthy eating plan combined with regular exercise can have a meaningful impact on glucose, blood pressure and lipid profile.
Read more →The 2026 NICE guideline calls for individualized nutritional counseling
The British update on type 2 diabetes stresses person-centered care in nutrition too.
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