EATING ORGANIC FOODS PROTECTS YOU AGAINST TYPE 2 DIABETES | ORGANIC SCIENCE
A study by Kesse-Guyot,. et al (2020) reveals that eating organic foods significantly reduces the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, with women experiencing even greater benefits.
Researchers utilized data from the extensive NutriNet-Santé study, which tracks over 170,000 participants who regularly provide detailed information on their lifestyle, diet, physical activity, and health status. Out of these participants, approximately 33,000 completed food frequency questionnaires regarding their organic food consumption.
Individuals who consumed the highest proportion of organic foods were 35% less likely to develop type 2 diabetes compared to those with the lowest consumption.
Four years later, 293 individuals had been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, allowing researchers to analyze the impact of organic food intake on diabetes risk. The findings were striking. The study showed that higher organic food consumption is inversely related to the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
For every 5% increase in the proportion of organic foods in a person’s diet, the risk of type 2 diabetes decreased by 3%. Moreover, individuals who consumed the highest proportion of organic foods were 35% less likely to develop type 2 diabetes compared to those with the lowest consumption. These results remained robust even after adjusting for various factors like body mass index, gender, family history of diabetes, physical activity, and socioeconomic status.
Interestingly, the protective effects of organic food were more pronounced in women. According to coauthor Dr. Emmanuelle Kesse-Guyot, women who were the highest consumers of organic products had a 65% lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
This research underscores the importance of an organic diet in managing diabetes risk and highlights the potential gender differences in the benefits of organic food consumption. As more people become aware of these findings, incorporating more organic foods into daily diets could become a key strategy in diabetes prevention.
