12/03/2025
65% of US population would consider adopting a low-fat, diet to help prevent type 2 or improve their blood sugar control if their doctor recommended it.
The poll also found that among adults whose health care providers have spoken with them about type 2 diabetes, 57% are aware that high vegetable intake decreases their risk, and 34% are aware that high fruit intake decreases their risk. But just 21% of those polled are aware that a low-fat plant-based diet is beneficial for preventing or improving type 2 diabetes.
“The good news is that most Americans would be open to trying a plant-based diet to prevent and treat type 2 diabetes, and we have the resources to help them,” says Noah Praamsma, MS, RDN, a nutrition education coordinator with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, who co-leads the organization’s National Diabetes Program. “It’s also critical that we continue to educate more doctors and dietitians about prescribing a plant-based diet rich in fruits, vegetables, grains, and beans to their patients.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. — November is National Diabetes Month, and a new Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine/Morning Consult poll finds that most Americans, 65%, would consider adopting a low-fat, plant-based diet to help prevent type 2 diabetes or improve their blood sugar control if their doc...