Blood sugar spikes could hinge on the order you eat your food, study suggests

Fox News · Deirdre Bardolf · 2026-11-06 11:00 UTC

Meal sequencing with olive oil may help blunt blood sugar spikes, a mouse study suggests, but a registered dietitian says it's not a quick fix for humans.

A simple change to the order in which you eat could help blunt blood sugar spikes, new research suggests, but experts say it's not necessarily a "quick fix."

In a study published in the journal Diabetes in October, mice that received olive oil 15 minutes before glucose — a simple sugar the body uses for energy — had a smaller early rise in blood sugar than mice given glucose first or glucose alone. The researchers also saw the effect in mice with type 2 diabetes and severe insulin deficiency.

The researchers also tested other dietary fats, suggesting the response may not be unique to olive oil. The experiment offers clues about why food order may matter.

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