by
Pat Hagan and Sophie Borland
Daily Mail

If you are
trying to slim down, you may have crossed cheese off the menu.

But scientists
have discovered it may actually help prevent diabetes – an
illness often triggered by being overweight.

They claim
that eating just two slices of cheese a day cuts the risk of type
2 diabetes by 12 per cent.

The findings
go against current health guidelines, which advise cutting back
on dairy products and other high-fat foods to help prevent the illness.

Around 2.5million
Britons have diabetes. Of these, 90 per cent suffer from type 2,
which is often caused by being very overweight.

But experts
fear another million have the condition, which can cause heart attacks,
strokes, blindness and nerve problems, without yet having been diagnosed.

British and
Dutch researchers looked at the diets of 16,800 healthy adults and
12,400 patients with type 2 diabetes from eight European countries,
including the UK.

The study,
published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition,
found that those who ate at least 55g of cheese a day – around
two slices – were 12 per cent less likely to develop type 2
diabetes. The risk fell by the same amount for those who ate 55g
of yoghurt a day.

For years NHS
guidelines have advised against eating too much dairy, cake or red
meat as they are high in saturated fat. This is thought to increase
cholesterol and raise the risk of diabetes.

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the rest of the article

July
25, 2012

Copyright
© 2012 Daily
Mail

by
Pat Hagan and Sophie Borland
Daily Mail

If you are
trying to slim down, you may have crossed cheese off the menu.

But scientists
have discovered it may actually help prevent diabetes – an
illness often triggered by being overweight.

They claim
that eating just two slices of cheese a day cuts the risk of type
2 diabetes by 12 per cent.

The findings
go against current health guidelines, which advise cutting back
on dairy products and other high-fat foods to help prevent the illness.

Around 2.5million
Britons have diabetes. Of these, 90 per cent suffer from type 2,
which is often caused by being very overweight.

But experts
fear another million have the condition, which can cause heart attacks,
strokes, blindness and nerve problems, without yet having been diagnosed.

British and
Dutch researchers looked at the diets of 16,800 healthy adults and
12,400 patients with type 2 diabetes from eight European countries,
including the UK.

The study,
published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition,
found that those who ate at least 55g of cheese a day – around
two slices – were 12 per cent less likely to develop type 2
diabetes. The risk fell by the same amount for those who ate 55g
of yoghurt a day.

For years NHS
guidelines have advised against eating too much dairy, cake or red
meat as they are high in saturated fat. This is thought to increase
cholesterol and raise the risk of diabetes.

Read
the rest of the article

July
25, 2012

Copyright
© 2012 Daily
Mail