Fruit juice drinkers at higher risk of diabetes

Drinking a glass of orange juice a day increases the likelihood of developing diabetes later in life. According to researchers, fruit juices that are regarded as a healthy way to start the day raise the odds of diabetes linked to poor diet and obesity by up to a quarter. In contrast, eating whole pieces of fruit cuts the probability of developing the disease that affects 2.5 million Britons every year. Reported in the journal Diabetes Care the link between type 2 diabetes and fruit juices was made by tracking the health and habits of more than 70,000 female nurses over an 18 year peri...