Eating fish reduces the risk of diabetes.

-A research analyzes the dietary pattern of the Spanish adult population with high cardiovascular risk. The results reveal a high consumption of red meat and fish. But while eating much sausage is associated with increased weight and obesity rate, fish consumption is linked to a lower concentration of glucose and a lower risk of diabetes

Spain, November 2011- in the Mediterranean countries, characteristic of their diet food consumption has declined in recent decades to increase of saturated fatsespecially from red meats and industrial pastry. This is truly worrisome ”, explains to SINC Mercedes groves Prieto, author main work included in the Predimed (prevention with Mediterranean diet) study and research of the University of Valencia.

The objective of this analysis in the Valencian Community to 945 (340 men and 605 women) between 55 and 80 years old and people with high cardiovascular risk, was to know the pattern of consumption of meat and fish, their correlations with adherence to the Mediterranean diet and its association with cardiovascular risk factors.

The results, published in the journal nutrition hospital, show that this Mediterranean population presents a high intake of red meat and fish, but while fish consumption is associated with a lower prevalence of diabetes and lower concentration of glucose, of red meat, particularly sausages, relates to increased weight and prevalence of obesity.

The consumption of red meat in this population reaches an average of once a day and it is high in comparison to the dietary recommendations ”, says the researcher. this could be influenced by the recommendations on consume beef grilled in many diets to lose weight ”.

Eat red meat in excess is related to increased cardiovascular risk, elevation of blood pressure, diabetes, and a moderate increase in total mortality, in particular cancer and cardiovascular disease. On the contrary, the fish is included in the Mediterranean diet and has effects cardio.

The authors argue that, even though it is a cross-sectional study, which does not determine a causal relationship, are several works that agree that the consumption of fish, both white and, to a greater extent, the blue is associated with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes.

eat fish increases the fatty acids omega 3 in skeletal muscle cells and improves sensitivity to insulin.

Suggested several hypotheses to explain why fish consumption could be related to the risk of diabetes ”, indicate. The increase of the omega 3 in skeletal muscle cells enhances insulin sensitivity ”.

It is important to know your patterns Dietetic of the Spanish population to know if the habits are changing and we must therefore strengthen the food education ”, stressed Mercedes groves Prieto. should be establish dietary intervention programmes to avoid moving away from the Mediterranean traditional patterni.e., reduce consumption of red meat and keeping of fish ”.

In relation to the consumption of fish (4.5 +/-2.6 times per week), there are no significant gender differences. In general, women had a higher score for healthy dietary pattern ” or wise diets ” in relation to men.