​Adherence to a vegetarian dietary pattern may help cut down the risk of diabetes in Asian population.

This study assessed the effect of consistent consumption of vegetarian diets on diabetes risk in Asian population. Researchers followed the diets of more than 2000 Taiwanese subjects for over 5 years and tracked the incidence of diabetes in the study population.

Researchers found out the chances of having diabetes were 35% lower in vegetarians than in non-vegetarians. In addition, switching from a non-vegetarian diet to a vegetarian diet was found to reduce the risk of developing diabetes by 53% in this study. The findings of this study reveal that vegetarian diets may offer individuals significant protection against diabetes.