Mediterranean Diet Can Help Clear Fat From the Pancreas and Improve Blood-Sugar Control

Mediterranean diet can help clear fat from the pancreas and improve blood-sugar control

Fat that builds up in the pancreas is one of the lesser-known risk factors for diabetes and metabolic syndrome, but it turns out it can be targeted directly through what's on the plate.

Green Mediterranean Diet and Pancreatic Fat: Study - Dining and Cooking

Most of us judge weight loss by what happens on the scales, how our clothes fit or whether the waistline has become a little more forgiving. What those measurements cannot tell us is how much fat may be accumulating inside our organs. That distinction matters, particularly when it comes to the pancreas. Researchers have found [...]

Green Mediterranean Diet Linked to 14% Drop in Pancreatic Fat

An 18-month nutrition study suggests that a plant-rich Mediterranean diet could help reduce fat stored inside the pancreas, with potentially important implications for blood-sugar control. But the findings come with qualifications worth understanding.