Replacing Even A Moderate Amount Of Carbs With Healthy Fats May Reduce The Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes, Research Indicates.

reports that “replacing even a moderate amount of carbs with fats from vegetable oils, nuts and soybeans can reduce the risk of” type 2 diabetes, research suggests. Investigators “found that substituting about 100 calories of unsaturated fats, especially polyunsaturated fats, for 100 calories of carbohydrates lowered blood sugar levels and improved insulin resistance and secretion.” Such improvements may “result in a more than 20 percent reduction in the risk of type 2 diabetes,” the study found. http://www.today.com/health/cut-diabetes-risk-replacing-carbs-healthy-fats-t100913