Meal order shifts glucose

A study published in *Diabetes* found that mice given olive oil 15 minutes before glucose had slower stomach emptying and a smaller early rise in blood sugar, including mice with type 2 diabetes or severe insulin deficiency. The fat-first approach also triggered increases in glucagon and GLP-1, which researchers said appeared to work together to limit the glucose rise. Experts cautioned that the findings have not been tested in people and do not make olive oil a quick fix; further research is needed.

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