Prevent diabetes – go in for olive, canola oil

#PreventDiabetes All of us are worried about diabetes and, even though we are aware that modern day lifestyle is one of the main reasons for falling prey to this disease, we keep trying to find out ways and means to counter this malaise. No one wants to be chained to saccharin tablets, artificial sweeteners and insulin injections for life.
A recent study was conducted by Diabetes Foundation of India (DFI) and National Diabetes, Obesity & Cholesterol Foundation (N-DOC) along with Fortis C-DOC Centre of Excellence for Diabetes, Metabolic Diseases and Endocrinology. Nearly 90 people with fatty liver were enrolled into the study which was carried out over a period of six months.
It was found that use of olive pomace or canola oil, instead of your commonly used refined cooking oils, can significantly decrease chances of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. This can be said to be the latest and first of its kind clinical study conducted on Indians.
According to DFI director and chairman of N-DOC who led the investigation, olive pomace oil and canola oil are high on mono-unsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) which are considered to be good fat and useful in decreasing multiple disorders. Incidentally, MUFAs is also present in pistachio nuts and almonds.
The study also revealed that there was a significant reduction in mean body mass index (BMI) of those who received either olive pomace or canola oil, but, it increased in the group that used other cooking oil.