High-fat,low-carbohydrate diets may be best for people with diabetes
by DiabetesCare.net | Dec 26, 2022
High-fat, low-carbohydrate diets may be best for people with diabetes, according to a small Linköping University study. Researchers enlisted 61 adults with type 2 diabetes who were randomly assigned to eat either a high-carb diet composed of 50 percent to 60 percent carbohydrates, 30 percent fat, and 10 percent to 15 percent protein, or a high-fat diet...
Replacing sugar-sweetened beverages or juice with water.
by DiabetesCare.net | Dec 26, 2022
Replacing sugar-sweetened beverages or juice with water is associated with a slightly lower risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a recent University of North Carolina (UNC) study. The large, long-term study followed more than 80,000 women for over a decade and found a 10 percent higher risk of developing diabetes for each cup of sugar-sweetened drink or...
Opting for Plain Water Might Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
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by DiabetesCare.net | Jun 8, 2012
Understanding how many calories are in foods, how calories from different sources affect the body, and how many to eat is more complex than reading calorie counts on nutrition labels and menus, according to a new book. In the book, Why Calories Count: From Science to Politics, nutrition experts Malden Nesheim and Marion Nestle explain how “the human...
Low-Carb Diet Improves Glucose Control in Small Study
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by DiabetesCare.net | Jun 8, 2012
People tend to take smaller bites of strong smelling food, according to a recent Wageningen University and Research Centre study. Participants in the study ate custard from a special device that allowed them to control how much they ate, and enabled the researchers to measure the amount of food in each bite. The devise also delivered the aroma of the food...
Fighting Type 2 Diabetes, One Veggie at a Time
by DiabetesCare.net | Jun 8, 2012
Food synergy refers to how different foods work together to keep bodies healthy. Foods contain vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients, and science has just begun to understand how they combine to help prevent disease. Rather than taking supplements containing nutrients, experts recommend focusing on eating certain pairs of foods that maximize food synergy....
