August 13, 2007

Foods That Can Fight Diabetes

Believe it or not some foods can really help you stay healthy especially in the case of a disease like diabetes. Diabetes is the evil child of overweight and inactivity. This is a slow killer that elevates the risk of a premature heart attack or a stroke. Diabetes is most prevalent among the people belonging to the age group between the 40s and 50s. But fortunately recent researches have shown that it is possible to avoid both diabetes and its precursor insulin resistance through a simple process of diet choices. Now let me provide you with an easy list of what are the ingredients of this easy and effe3ctive diet. To start with:

  • Are the orange and leafy green veggies- one daily platter of carrots, yams and sweet potatoes help to lessen the risk of diabetes to 27%. An additional half a plate serving of spinach and kale cut the risk of overweight by another 14%. Both fruits and pads of the prickly pear cactus are rich in slowly absorbed soluble fibers that help keep blood sugar stable. One tablespoon of buds from the cholla cactus has as much calcium as eight ounces of milk. The buds are rich in oluble fiber that helps regulate blood sugar.
  • Moderate imbibing is another process that works quite likely in this context. Research has proved that people who take around 20 alcoholic drinks per month have 66% less possibility of IR than those who are non-drinkers.
  • Average 10-gram daily of cereal fibers like rice, pasta and grain bread lowers the risk of diabetes by 36%.
  • Limiting the intake of concentrated sweetened beverages, which have a high amount of fructose corn syrup.
  • Along with all that one has to use one announce of nuts five times a week and eat foods that have high magnesium concentration.
    • Lesser intake of trans fats and red and processed meat is also suggested to be effective and helpful.

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