Consuming more blueberries, apples and grapes may lower the risks of Type II Diabetes, according to a study released Friday.
The research published in the British Medical Journal suggests that blueberries cut the risk of Type II Diabetes by 26% compared with 2% for three servings of any whole fruit.
However, blueberry fruit juice did not appear to have the same effect.
The research looked at the daily diets of more than 187,000 people in the United States.
Data gathered was used by researchers from the United States, United Kingdom and Singapore to examine the link between fruit consumption and type II diabetes.
Results showed that 6.5% of the participants or 12,198 out of 187,000 developed type II diabetes.
The study made use of food frequency questionnaires to follow up the participants every four years, inquiring how often on average, they ate a standard portion of each fruit.
Fruits used in the study included grapes, raisins, peaches, plums, bananas, apples, cantaloupe, pears, oranges, grapefruit, strawberries and blueberries.
The analysis of the data showed that three servings per week of blueberries, grapes and raisins, apples and pears significantly reduced the risk of type II diabetes.
