Womens Health Australia September 2017

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FEELING FRUITY

G e t t o t h e f a r m e r s ’ m a r ke t t h i s we e ke n d.

I n a s t u d y p u b l i s h e d i n PLOS Medicine,

p e o p l e w h o a t e f r e s h f r u i t d a i l y we r e 1 2

per cent less likely to develop type 2

diabetes than those who never or rarely

c h owe d d ow n. N o t o n l y t h a t , b u t t h e t e a m

of UK and Chinese researchers found that

participants with pre-existing diabetes

who ate the stuff were less likely to have

related complications like cardiovascular

and kidney disease. Fruit salad, it is.

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