High fibre may cut diabetes risk:

High levels of cereal fibre and magnesium are associated with a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes melitus,according to reportin the Archives of Internal Medicine.The findings stem from an analysis performed by Matthias B Schulze and colleagues from the German Institute of Human Nutrition PotsdamRehbruecke.Compared to the subjects with the lowest cereal fibre intake,those with the highest intake had a 28% reduction in diabetes risk.Fruit and vegetable fibre intake,by contrast,did not affect the risk.