Type 2 Diabetes - Lowering The Diabetes Risk With a Low-Carbohydrate Plant-Based Diet

Various studies have shown plant-based diets to be the best eating plan for preventing and treating Type 2 diabetes. According to an article published in PLOS ONE in February 2015, a low-carbohydrate diet including plant-derived proteins rather than animal proteins, is helpful for prevention - at least in women. Investigators at the National Center for Global Health and Medicine and several other research centers in Tokyo, Japan, compared carbohydrate, protein and fat consumption and the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes in a large population.
The study included...

27,799 men, and
36,875 women

between 45 and 75 years of age who did not have any sign of high blood sugar levels at the time of enrollment.
Over 5 years the participants kept food diaries and were tested for high blood sugar levels over that time. A total of 1191 new cases of Type 2 diabetes were seen...

among the women, the ones who ate the most carbohydrates had the highest risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, compared to those with a low-carbohydrate diet.
women who consumed the highest amount of animal fat and protein also ran a high risk of developing Type 2.

It was concluded a low-carbohydrate diet was associated with a lower risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. They suggested rice, which raises blood sugar levels sharply, could be the reason many of the women were at a high risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. They also concluded the association of low-carbohydrate plant-based diets with a lowered diabetes risk, warranted further research.
Carbohydrates are broken down into simple sugars and absorbed into the bloodstream which raises blood insulin levels. One possibility for the results obtained could be rising blood sugar levels contributed to insulin resistance, the hallmark of Type 2 diabetes. Another possibility is plant-based diets might keep insulin levels from rising too high by slowing absorption of carbohydrates. Whatever the mechanism involved, we see once again that plant-based diets are good for helping to prevent high blood sugar.
The American Diabetes Association lists the following as low-carbohydrate vegetables...

amaranth or Chinese spinach
artichoke
asparagus
baby corn
bamboo shoots
beans (green, wax, Italian)
bean sprouts
beets
Brussels sprouts
broccoli
cabbage (green, bok choy, Chinese)
carrots
cauliflower
celery
chayote
cucumber
daikon
eggplant
greens (collard, kale, mustard, turnip)
hearts of palm
jicama
kohlrabi
leeks
mushrooms
okra
onions
pea pods
peppers
radishes
rutabaga salad greens (chicory, endive, escarole, lettuce, romaine, spinach, arugula, radicchio, watercress)
sprouts
squash (cushaw, summer, crookneck, spaghetti, zucchini)
sugar snap peas
swiss chard
tomato
turnips
water chestnuts
yard-long beans

Small changes can make a big difference. Generous amounts of vegetables are at the very heart of a Type 2 diabetes prevention eating plan.

Although managing your disease can be very challenging, Type 2 diabetes is not a condition you must just live with. You can make simple changes to your daily routine and lower both your weight and your blood sugar levels. Hang in there, the longer you do it, the easier it gets.
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