If You Have Diabetes You Must Avoid All Sugar |
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Written by Skinny Myths Team
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SKINNY MYTH: “If you have diabetes, you must avoid all sugar.”
Myth.
Blood glucose levels are affected by all types of carbohydrate, not just “sugar”.
Look at the total carbohydrate content of items, and remember the best way to control blood sugar levels is to eat a consistent amount of carbohydrate throughout the day.
Eating small, frequent meals also helps to maintain blood sugar levels. And there’s one company that came out with a multi-year clinical study showing that diabetics on ITS diet lost twice as much weight as diabetics on the recommended diet form the American Diabetes Association! Hmmm, I wonder which company that is…
Source Reference:
- 2006-2007 American Diabetes Association Nutrition Recommendations: Issues for Practice Translation Judith Wylie-Rosett, Ann A. Albright, Caroline Apovian, Nathaniel G. Clark, Linda Delahanty, Marion J. Franz, Byron Hoogwerf, Karmeen Kulkarni, Alice H. Lichtenstein, Elizabeth Mayer-Davis, Arshag D. Mooradian, Madelyn Wheeler Journal of the American Dietetic Association August 2007 (Vol. 107, Issue 8, Pages 1296-1304)
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