by: Wendy Holdren (The Register-Herald)
A graduate-student researcher in the West Virginia University School of Public Health is exploring how eating an abundance of vegetables can make individuals with diabetes, and those at-risk of developing the condition, healthier.
Rachel Wattick, a doctoral student specializing in social and behavioral sciences, investigated the association between a range of vegetarian diets and diabetes outcomes. She and her mentor Melissa Olfert — an associate professor of human nutrition and foods in the WVU Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design — found that whole plant foods play a crucial role in preventing and managing type 2 diabetes.
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