This Could Explain How Yogurt Protects Against Type 2 Diabetes

This Could Explain How Yogurt Protects Against Type 2 Diabetes
A lemur eats frozen yogurt and fruits at the Bioparco, a zoo in Rome, to cool off TizIana Fabi/AFP/Getty Images
Nathan Worcester
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A new paper in Nature Communications has shed light on the mechanisms that may link yogurt consumption to a lower incidence of Type 2 diabetes.

Through studies on a mouse model of obesity-related Type 2 diabetes, researchers found that mice fed a yogurt-heavy diet had better insulin sensitivity and preserved glucose homeostasis, setting them apart from mice on a similar diet that lacked yogurt.

Nathan Worcester
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