Researchers further confirmed a long-standing piece of conventional wisdom that consuming fruits is good for the health, according to a study published this week.
However, they clarified that fruit juices are not as good as fresh fruits, as published in the BMJ.
The researchers analyzed the dietary habits of 187,382 subjects over multiple decades and concluded that greater consumption of specific whole fruits was significantly associated with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes.
On the other hand, greater fruit juice consumption has been reported to increase risks of the said condition.
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition specifically identified that blueberries, grapes, pears and apples are among the most significant reducers of diabetes risks.
The research also looked at the effects of drinking of fruit juice which turns out to cause a slight increase in one's chances of developing diabetes.
When fruits are juiced, its flesh is taken away and removed - thus, dietary fibers and other nutrients are also removed.
Researchers of the study confirmed that they were certain limitation on their findings including the fact that participants were merely self-reporting their fruit intake and they were grouped together due to their nutritional similarities.
Others that were not grouped were no longer included in the study.
