Comments on: LNC Combats Diabetes, the Silent Killer http://oldwaystable.org/2010/02/05/lnc-combats-diabetes-the-silent-killer/ The Official Oldways Blog: Changing the Way People Eat Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:33:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Steve Parker, M.D. http://oldwaystable.org/2010/02/05/lnc-combats-diabetes-the-silent-killer/comment-page-1/#comment-481 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 07:07:40 +0000 http://oldwaystable.org/?p=1512#comment-481 The CDC predicts that one in three Americans born in 2000 will eventually develop diabetes. This will mostly be type 2 diabetes, yet it’s still a stunning statistic.

A study out of Spain 1.5 years ago suggested that the traditional Mediterranean diet helps to ward off type 2 diabetes.

A study from about six months ago indicated that a Mediterranean diet followed by diabetics over four years reduced the use of diabetic drugs by about 50%.

-Steve

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