Chewing your food prevents diabetes

The ability to chew, and how long you do it, appear to affect glucose metabolism, insulin secretion, dietary factors and other elements that influence diabetes risk

A strong connection was found between the ability to chew and blood glucose levels in 94 patients with Type 2 diabetes

Subjects who had difficulty chewing, due to tooth loss and other issues, had significantly higher blood sugar levels than those who had full chewing ability

Among those with good occlusal function — or the ability to chew food thoroughly — blood glucose level was 7.48, as measured by glycated hemoglobin A1c, an average level of blood sugar over the past 60 to 90 days

Blood glucose was nearly 27% higher, or 9.42, in the group that couldn’t chew well — or at all

 

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