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\"\"<\/a>Leafy green vegetables are low in fat, high in dietary fiber, and rich in folic acid, vitamin C, potassium and magnesium.\u00a0 They also contain phytochemicals<\/a>, such as lutein and beta-carotene.\u00a0 And a new study shows that eating green leafy vegetables may reduce risk of type 2 diabetes.<\/p>\n

According to the study published in the\u00a0 British Medical Journal<\/a>, increasing daily consumption of green leafy vegetablescould significantly reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes.\u00a0 Researchers investigated the independent effects of intake offruit and vegetables on incidence of type 2 diabetes and found that\u00a0 greaterintake of green leafy vegetables was associated with a 14%\u00a0 reductionin risk of type 2 diabetes.<\/p>\n

Not sure how to eat your leafy greens?\u00a0 Try one of these recipes:<\/p>\n

Spinach Tart<\/a><\/p>\n

Provencal Swiss Chard<\/a><\/p>\n

Brown Rice With Swiss Chard and Lemon<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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