The Diabetic Diet
The diabetic diet is so healthy that anyone can and should partake of its goodness. Not only does the diabetic diet help to control glucose levels, it aids in weight loss as well. Obesity is one of the risk factors for diabetes in addition to a sedentary lifestyle. Following a healthy diabetic diet can decrease your risks for developing the disease.
How we eat is one of the major reasons that diabetes and heart disease are so prevalent in the US. So, it makes sense that if we all ate healthier foods and increased our physical activity, the prevalence of diabetes could decrease.
What should diabetics eat?
A diabetic diet is comprised of fresh fruit, colorful and green vegetables, whole grains such as pasta and cereal as well as lean meats such as poultry and fish. In addition, diabetics must monitor their carbohydrate intake. Most foods contain carbohydrates and these are essential for the body as they supply the body with the energy it needs. However, someone with diabetes must monitor their carbohydrate intake as it raises the glucose levels in the body. It is for this reason that patients with diabetes should eat their meals at a consistent time everyday along with coordinating their insulin injections.
Fresh Fruits: All fruits are free of cholesterol. They are low in fat and sodium and calories, and provide fiber, vitamins and nutrients, as well as cancer fighting antioxidants.
Fresh Or Raw Green Vegetables: Vegetables contain fiber, folate, potassium, and vitamins A and C. Fiber content is high and added with other foods that are high in fiber helps to ward off or prevent chronic and other serious illnesses.
Tasty whole grains: These include cereal and pasta and offer the body the ability to have a properly functioning digestive system. This helps the body have the ability to fight off serious and chronic illness.
Dairy Products: Drinking 2-3 servings per day of low fat or skim milk lowers fat intake and provides calcium, potassium, and vitamins.
Fish and poultry: Chicken, turkey and fish are great additions to a healthy diet. Red meat has been described by many as unhealthy. A lot of diets say to limit the red meat intake to once a month as it is harder to digest and remains in the digestive system for way too long.
To get healthy and remain that way starts with a diet that is low in fat and cholesterol, and high in fiber. Seafood is great, but is known to be high in cholesterol, such as lobster and shrimp. Liver also has high cholesterol content and should not be eaten by those who have elevated cholesterol and triglyceride levels.
Everyone can lower their risk of diabetes by implementing the healthy benefits of a high fiber, low cholesterol diet in addition to monitoring triglyceride levels, blood pressure and daily glucose levels. A healthy balance among all these things can assist in the fight against neuropathy, heart failure, cardiovascular disease and kidney failure. - 17269
How we eat is one of the major reasons that diabetes and heart disease are so prevalent in the US. So, it makes sense that if we all ate healthier foods and increased our physical activity, the prevalence of diabetes could decrease.
What should diabetics eat?
A diabetic diet is comprised of fresh fruit, colorful and green vegetables, whole grains such as pasta and cereal as well as lean meats such as poultry and fish. In addition, diabetics must monitor their carbohydrate intake. Most foods contain carbohydrates and these are essential for the body as they supply the body with the energy it needs. However, someone with diabetes must monitor their carbohydrate intake as it raises the glucose levels in the body. It is for this reason that patients with diabetes should eat their meals at a consistent time everyday along with coordinating their insulin injections.
Fresh Fruits: All fruits are free of cholesterol. They are low in fat and sodium and calories, and provide fiber, vitamins and nutrients, as well as cancer fighting antioxidants.
Fresh Or Raw Green Vegetables: Vegetables contain fiber, folate, potassium, and vitamins A and C. Fiber content is high and added with other foods that are high in fiber helps to ward off or prevent chronic and other serious illnesses.
Tasty whole grains: These include cereal and pasta and offer the body the ability to have a properly functioning digestive system. This helps the body have the ability to fight off serious and chronic illness.
Dairy Products: Drinking 2-3 servings per day of low fat or skim milk lowers fat intake and provides calcium, potassium, and vitamins.
Fish and poultry: Chicken, turkey and fish are great additions to a healthy diet. Red meat has been described by many as unhealthy. A lot of diets say to limit the red meat intake to once a month as it is harder to digest and remains in the digestive system for way too long.
To get healthy and remain that way starts with a diet that is low in fat and cholesterol, and high in fiber. Seafood is great, but is known to be high in cholesterol, such as lobster and shrimp. Liver also has high cholesterol content and should not be eaten by those who have elevated cholesterol and triglyceride levels.
Everyone can lower their risk of diabetes by implementing the healthy benefits of a high fiber, low cholesterol diet in addition to monitoring triglyceride levels, blood pressure and daily glucose levels. A healthy balance among all these things can assist in the fight against neuropathy, heart failure, cardiovascular disease and kidney failure. - 17269
About the Author:
Barb Hicks is a Licensed Registered Nurse who loves to write and share. She has an online classroom at Clivir.com where she shares her knowledge about Diabetes Prevention and Diabetes Warning Signs.
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