Eating eggs reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes.
Eggs have been found to improve glucose balance and have been linked to a lower risk of type 2 diabetes and lower blood glucose levels.
Men in the study who ate four eggs a week had a 37pc lower risk of type 2 diabetes than those who only ate one egg a week.
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Eat oysters to avoid zinc deficiency which can reduce the body’s power to fight inflammation.
Scientists now believe lack of sufficient levels of zinc may play a role in chronic diseases like heart disease, cancer and diabetes.
“When you take away zinc, the cells that control inflammation appear to activate and respond differently; this causes the cells to promote more inflammation,” said Emily Ho, a professor and director of the Moore Family Center for Whole Grain Foods, Nutrition and Preventive Health.
People with low levels of vitamin D are more likely to suffer from diabetes regardless of how much they weigh.
Vitamin D helps the body absorb calcium and maintain bone and muscle health.
The skin produces the vitamin naturally after exposure to sunlight.
People also absorb small amounts through foods like fortified milk.
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Just 28g of yoghurt a day has been linked to an 18pc lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
Other dairy products like milk and cheese do not have the same effect.
The study was carried out by Harvard School of Public Health.
Night shift workers might are being advised to avoid foods high in iron which may disrupt the working of their livers.
Those on night shifts have higher rates of type 2 diabetes, obesity and cancer because of the disruptions to their body’s circadian clock.
The circadian clock in the brain, regulates sleep and eating but other body tissues also have circadian clocks.