Intake of fruit, vegetables, and fruit juices and risk of diabetes in women.

High consumption of whole fruits and green leafy vegetables may lower diabetes risk in women.

This study investigated the correlation between the consumption of whole fruits, vegetables, and fruit juices and diabetes risk in females. Using semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaires, researchers examined the diets of 71,346 female nurses between the ages of 38-63 years who have no history of cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases for 18 years. Diabetes hazard ratio was measured in all the subjects.

Researchers observed that subjects who consumed 3 servings of whole fruits per day and 1 serving of green leafy vegetables per day had lower risk of developing diabetes. On the other hand, high intake of fruit juice was found to increase diabetes risk. Ingestion of 3 servings/day of total fruit and vegetables was not linked to the development of diabetes in this study. The findings of this study show that consuming large quantities of fruit juice may elevate diabetes risk in women.