Diabetes Prevention
Some of the compounds in cherries appear to aid in diabetes control and in reducing the complications associated with this disease, including insulin resistance syndrome, or “pre-diabetes, also referred to as metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of traits that can greatly increase the risk of heart disease, stroke and Type 2 diabetes, characterized by abdominal obesity or belly fat, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and high blood sugar levels.
Metabolic syndrome has become increasingly common in the United States, especially among adults in their mid-30s. The American Heart Association estimates that 50 million American adults have it, and many of them don’t even know it. That’s why metabolic syndrome is frequently called a “silent epidemic.”
A recent study presented conducted by University of Michigan researchers, found that antioxidant-rich cherries helped reduce many of the risk factors for heart disease and metabolic syndrome, by:
- Lowering total cholesterol levels
- Reducing triglycerides (blood fats)
- Lowering insulin and fasting glucose levels
- Lowering levels of a plasma marker of oxidative damage
- Increasing blood antioxidant capacity
- Reducing “fatty liver”
Information provided by the Cherry Marketing Institute. www.choosecherries.com
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