Participants who followed the Mediterranean diet, whether they were provided with free olive oil or nuts, had a 52 percent lower risk of type 2 diabetes during the four-year follow-up, and they didn’t necessarily lose weight or exercise more.
Using participants from PREDIMED, scientists randomized a subgroup of 418 people ages 55 to 80 without diabetes and followed up with them after four years to see if they had developed the disease. Participants who followed the Mediterranean diet, whether they were provided with free olive oil or nuts, had a 52 percent lower risk of type 2 diabetes during the four-year follow-up, and they didn’t necessarily lose weight or exercise more.
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