{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Intelligent Medicine | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative Modalities","title":"Leyla Weighs In: Exploring the Link Between Food Additives and Type 2 Diabetes","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/0ff16246\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1386,"description":"Registered dietitian nutritionist Leyla Muedin discusses a Nature Communications study of 108,723 French adults in the NutriNet-Santé cohort (2009–2023) examining long-term exposure to food preservatives and type 2 diabetes. Using detailed dietary records cross-referenced with product/additive databases, researchers identified 58 preservative-related additives and analyzed 17 consumed by at least 10% of participants; 1,131 diabetes cases occurred. Higher overall preservative intake was associated with a 47% increased diabetes risk (49% for non-antioxidant preservatives; 40% for antioxidant additives), with several specific additives linked to higher risk. Leyla questions whether the findings reflect preservatives themselves or the ultra-processed, refined-carbohydrate foods that contain them, emphasizing recommendations to favor fresh, minimally processed foods and limit refined carbs and processed foods.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/VqZUkCahxIiAeF5-K8EvRI1GWNHpDBp8Xmmm6hLF4BU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lODBh/MjZiYjExYzcxZDZh/MmFmZTQ5ZTgzYTI3/Mzk1OS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}