Effective Mediterranean Diet Lower Blood Sugar
Diet Tips August 19th, 2009
Low-carbohydrate diet known as the Mediterranean style is more effective than low-fat diet and the other calories that are used to control the diabetes.Demikian journal Annals of Internal Medicine reveals.
This diet not only lose weight, but also controls sugar levels, delay the need for reduction in blood sugar and reduce the risk of heart attack.
Mediterranean-style diet usually means eating lots of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, reduce the consumption of red meat and processed foods. While the fat from olive oil.
Both the Mediterranean diet and low-fat diets for weight direkomendasukan to those who suffer from obesity and type 2 diabetes. However, studies to compare these two types of diet only slightly.
Because of that, Dr. Dario Giugliano, from the University of Naples, Italy, and colleagues conduct random checks of 215 patients with type 2 diabetes for low-carb diet or a Mediterranean-style low-fat diet for four years.
Nutritionists and dieticians to check the development of each month during the first year and two months in subsequent years. After four years, only 44 percent of patients Mediterranean-style diet group who took medication to lower blood sugar levels than low-fat diet group who reached 70 percent.
After a year, patients with Mediterranean-style diet lost weight more than other groups. In fact, the good cholesterol “HDL” dieters sementera increased triglyceride levels decreased. Of course this effect is very good for heart health.
Findings, the researchers conclude, “urging an important message of the benefits of lifestyle changes in treating a particular disease rather than rely on drugs.”
