What the evidence says about ice cream’s role in diabetes risk
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Harvard’s long-term data found that the link between ice cream and type 2 diabetes risk is not as simple as it may seem. Although sugary foods are usually associated with a higher risk of diabetes, the results did not show a clear harmful effect from moderate ice cream intake on its own. Instead, the findings likely reflect the broader context of a person’s diet, lifestyle, and overall health habits. The main takeaway is that diabetes risk depends much more on long-term eating patterns than any single food.
Source
Drouin-Chartier, J. P., Li, Y., Ardisson Korat, A. V., Ding, M., Lamarche, B., Manson, J. E., Rimm, E. B., Willett, W. C., & Hu, F. B. (2019). Changes in dairy product consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes: results from 3 large prospective cohorts of US men and women. The American journal of clinical nutrition, 110(5), 1201–1212. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqz180
Additional Reading
https://getrawmilk.com/content/ice-cream-diabetes-risk-harvard-study
https://scitechdaily.com/eating-ice-cream-regularly-linked-to-surprising-health-benefits/