vendredi 11 janvier 2013

Nuts may help control type 2 diabetes

Nuts for good health

There are many sufferers of diabetes here in Syracuse who are constantly searching for better manners to
control their illness. There is an American Diabetes Association office here at 356 N Midler AveSyracuse (607) 754-9525 which offers information and support for sufferers of diabetes, . An interesting development for sufferers of type 2 diabetes has been reported upon by ScienceDaily, "Eating Nuts Daily Could Help Control Type 2 Diabetes and Prevent Complications, Study Suggests",
According to new research eating nuts daily could help control Type 2 diabetes and prevent its complications. A team of researchers led by Dr. David Jenkins has reported that eating two ounces of nuts daily as a replacement for carbohydrates has proven effective at glycemic and serum lipid control for people who suffer from Type 2 diabetes. This study has been published online by the journal Diabetes Care, "Nuts as a Replacement for Carbohydrates in the Diabetic Diet", . Dr. Jenkins has said "Mixed, unsalted, raw, or dry-roasted nuts have benefits for both blood glucose control and blood lipids and may be used as part of a strategy to improve diabetes control without weight gain."
Dr Jenkins and his colleagues gave three different diet supplements to study participants suffering from Type 2 diabetes. One of these groups was given muffins, one group was given with a mixture of nuts including raw almonds, pistachios, walnuts, pecans, hazelnuts, peanuts, cashews, and macadamias, and one of these groups was given a mixture of muffins and nuts. There was the greatest improvement in blood glucose control using the glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) test in the subjects receiving the nut-only supplement.
The participants on the nut only diet also experienced a reduction in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, which is also known as LDL, or "bad cholesterol". The participants who were given the muffin supplement or mixed muffin-and-nut supplement experienced no significant improvement in gylcemic control. However, the participants given the muffin-nut mixture also significantly lowered their serum LDL levels.
Dr. Jenkins has said "Those receiving the full dose of nuts reduced their HbA1c [the long-term marker of glycemic control] by two-thirds of what the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recognizes as being clinically meaningful for therapeutic agents. Furthermore, neither in the current study nor in previous reports has nut consumption been associated with weight gain. If anything, nuts appear to be well suited as part of weight-reducing diets." Dr. Jenkins has said that this study indicates that nuts can offer a specific food option for people who suffer from type 2 diabetes and who want to reduce their carbohydrate intake.

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