This is the most important food for avoiding type 2 diabetes - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Life This is the most important food for avoiding type 2 diabetes By You Magazine - September 7, 2018 How often do you eat wholegrain? if the answer to that is rarely, then you might want to make some changes, as a new study has found that enjoying them regularly could be key to avoiding type 2 diabetes. Getty Images Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden and the Danish Cancer Society Research Center teamed up to study the effects of wholegrains on the health of 55,000 people living in Denmark over 15 years. Their results showed that those who ate the most wholegrain – at least 50g per day – had the lowest chance of going on to develop Type 2 diabetes, with a 22% lower possibility than those who didn’t. For those who don’t know, wholegrain can be found in foods such as rye, oats, and wheat which are often consumed through rye bread, oatmeal and muesli. To hit the 50g, you could for example eat one portion of porridge and a slice of rye bread per day. If you opt for foods such as wholegrain bread and pasta, however, this may be slightly different as the amount of wholegrain found in these depend on the individual product. Getty Images Additonally, the amount of wholegrain consumed changes from country to country. According to lead researcher Rikard Landberg, Professor in Food and Health at Chalmers University of Technology, people in the US who eat the most wholegrain would be the same level as the group that ate the least wholegrain in Denmark. Similarly, this could be the case for Brits, who have been found to eat less wholegrain than those in Denmark. One of the reasons for this is that foods that are rich in wholegrain (rye bread, oatmeal etc) are very common in Denmark. In fact, the Danish traditional cuisine Smørrebrød consists of a piece of buttered rye bread with varied toppings. ‘When it comes to wholegrains, the research results are clear: among the many studies which have been made, in varied groups of people around the world, there hasn’t been a single study which has shown negative health effects,’ says Landberg. Rye bread, anyone? RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Everything we know about The Crown season 5 Aldi s exercise equipment is on sale with up to 50% off The best Halloween events for 2022 across the UK Popular in Life The You magazine team reveal their New Year s resolutions December 31, 2021 Susannah Taylor The TLC tools your body will love January 23, 2022 How to stop living in fear February 6, 2022 Susannah Taylor My pick of the fittest leggings February 27, 2022 Women’ s Prize for Fiction 2022 winner announced June 17, 2022 These BBC dramas are returning for a second series June 30, 2022 Susannah Taylor gives the lowdown on nature s little helper – CBD April 17, 2022 The baby names that are banned across the world April 27, 2022 The Queen has released her own emojis May 26, 2022 Sally Brompton horoscopes 27th June-3rd July 2022 June 26, 2022 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved