Acid foods may increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes to some extent, researchers at the Paris Center for Research in Epidemiology and Health in France believe.. Information was published in Diabetologia.

To participate in the study, scientists attracted 66.5 thousand. women. Over the course of two weeks, the researchers studied the diet of the participants in terms of the likelihood of developing diabetes.. The acidity of the food consumed by women was also taken into account.. It turned out that those who consumed foods with the highest levels of acidity, the risk of type 2 diabetes increased by 56%. More chances of this were observed among women with normal weight.

Experts say this is the first time that regular consumption of dietary acids has been shown to increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, independent of any other risk factors..

Scientists plan to develop a low-acid diet adapted to prevent diabetes in high-risk people in the future.

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