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Diet for diabetes, whole grains lowers the blood glucose

Diet for diabetes, whole grains lowers the blood glucoseThe risk of diabetes is fought eating. Why follow a balanced diet reduces the risk of developing the disease and help those who already suffer from type 2 diabetes to take better control your blood sugar.

They also confirmed the latest medical conferences on diabetes in our country who have placed at the top of the diabetic food pyramid whole grains. Especially if those introduced in the daily diet come from unrefined products, the risk of developing type 2 diabetes decreases by 20-30 percent. Because without the refining process does not lose all the functional components such as fiber, oligosaccharides, minerals, vitamins and antioxidants naturally contained in the product.

Their function is multiple: slow gastric emptying, digestion and absorption of carbohydrates and positively affect the intestinal flora that is able to counter inflammation and produce these fatty acids that reduce the production of glucose with benefits on glycemic control. Also eat whole grains also means increasing the feeling of satiety after eating which helps to reduce the storage of fat and control weight, blood sugar and improve bowel function.

Here is a weekly program easy to follow, even for non-diabetics. At breakfast we prefer always a cup coffee or tea, or a low-fat yogurt and four wholemeal biscuits, an apple for a snack and a tea unsweetened fruit yogurt. For the rest, the first day to lunch 80 grams of brown rice with mushrooms, chicken breast and spinach, the evening meal 150 grams of baked hake, 150 grams of boiled beets and 50 grams of whole grain bread. The second day at lunch 80 grams of whole wheat pasta with tomato sauce and 150 grams of boiled sole, the evening meal 150 grams of fat ham, barbecue and a malenzana 50 grams of whole grain bread.

At noon on the third day a steak of veal, boiled zucchini and 50 grams of whole grain bread for dinner followed by a plate of soup, 200 grams of queers and 50 grams of whole grain bread. The fourth day 80 ounces of gnocchi with tomato sauce, 60 grams of tuna in brine and a wholemeal roll and dinner 100 grams of dried beef, 150 grams of cauliflower and a wholemeal roll. Finally, the fifth day at lunch 80 grams of pasta or rice with artichokes, 150 grams of boiled hake, and an omelet for dinner with eggs and cheese, 150 grams of broccoli and a wholemeal roll.

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