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

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/blood-sugar-spikes-could-hinge-on-the-order-you-eat-your-food-study-suggests-2/
- Published: 2026-11-06T20:09:50+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T20:22:18+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/06/health/blood-sugar-spikes-could-hinge-on-the-order-you-eat-your-food-study-suggests/
- Topics: Culture, Food, Research, Science, World

## Key points

- Fat before sugar blunted the early blood sugar rise in mice.
- The experiment used olive oil 15 minutes before glucose.
- Human studies are needed before drawing conclusions.

## Summary

A mouse study suggests that eating fat before sugar may slow the early rise in blood glucose, offering clues about how meal order could affect blood sugar. Researchers say the findings do not establish that the same effect occurs in people, so changing food order should not be treated as a quick fix.

In research published in *Diabetes* in October, mice given olive oil 15 minutes before glucose had a smaller initial blood sugar rise than mice given glucose first or glucose alone. The effect was also observed in mice with type 2 diabetes and severe insulin deficiency, and other fats were tested. Researchers linked the response to slower stomach emptying and early changes in glucagon and GLP-1; a dietitian said balanced meals with vegetables, protein, fibre and carbohydrates remain the broader practical message.

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