Adhering to UK Dietary Fat Recommendations Reduces Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Diabetes is the fastest growing health threat in the UK, with it being estimated that 5 million people in the UK will suffer by 2025 [1], yet it is well known that making lifestyle changes can delay or prevent onset of type 2 diabetes. A recent study conducted by von Frankenberg et al. suggested that adhering to a high fat diet decreases insulin sensitivity in obese and overweight individuals, and that this could be associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes [2] . From discussing this conclusion within the wider literature, it has been concluded that a diet adhering to UK recommendations, with 35% of energy intake from fat and no more than 11% from saturated fat , without excess daily energy intake, may be the most practical dietary advice to give to reduce risk of type 2 diabetes within the general population. Non-insulin dependent, or type 2, diabetes mellitus is considered one of the most common global chronic health problems and accounts for 90% of all cases of d...