High fibre diet 'could prevent type 1 diabetes'
by Ian Sample Science editor from on (#2H7P0)
Animal trials hint that short-chain fatty acids produced by a fibre-rich diet could protect against early-onset diabetes
Scientists have raised hope for the prevention of early-onset diabetes in children after a fibre-rich diet was found to protect animals from the disease.
More than 20 million people worldwide are affected by juvenile, or type 1, diabetes, which takes hold when the immune system turns on the body and destroys pancreatic cells that make the hormone insulin.