Eat up your greens to cut risk of diabetes

Eating green leafy vegetables could help cut the risk of Type 2 diabetes, new research suggests.
By The Newsroom
Published 19th Aug 2010, 01:00 BST

Broccoli, spinach, sprouts, cabbage and kale can reduce the risk by 14 per cent when eaten daily.

The vegetables are rich in antioxidants and magnesium, which has been linked to lower levels of diabetes.

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Experts from Leicester University examined six existing studies and compared people's intake of green leafy vegetables.

They found those who ate more than one serving a day had a lower risk of diabetes than people who barely ate any.

"Increasing consumption of green leafy vegetables by one and a half UK portions a day (121.9g) could result in a 14 per cent reduction in the incidence of Type 2 diabetes," the experts reported.