vegan diet may be better for type 2 diabetics

[Guest guest]

I wonder how much of the better control can actually be attributed just to

double the weight loss. I was vegan for many years and actually went back

to it after my diagnosis. I lost a considerable amount of weight in a short

time and my numbers improved fairly dramatically, but it is very difficult

to maintain the diet because of the time required for planning, shopping,

and preparation. Previously, I never worried about all that because I could

always just have a big bowl of rice or some beans with salsa when I didn't

have time to cook, but I thought those were too high in carbs with diabetes.

As nothing else seems to be working, I may revisit it, though.

(NewsTarget) In a study published in the journal Diabetes Care, researchers

found that a vegan diet may be better for type 2 diabetics than other diets,

even the ones recommended by the American Diabetes Association.

Researchers from Washington University tested a vegan diet and the

ADA-recommended diet to see which worked best in the management of diabetes,

kidney

function, cholesterol levels and weight loss. Around 100 adults diagnosed

with type 2 diabetes participated, with half following a low-fat vegan diet

and

half following the ADA-recommended guidelines. Overweight ADA dieters were

also advised to reduce their calorie intake by 500-1,000 calories. According

to experts, one small risk associated with a vegan diet is a lack of vitamin

B12, so the vegan participants' meals were supplemented with B12 vitamins.

Forty-three percent of the people who followed the vegan diet for 22 weeks

reduced their dependence on diabetes management drugs, whereas only 26

percent

of the ADA dieters had the same results. The vegan dieters also lost an

average of 14 pounds compared to an average of 7 pounds in the ADA diet

group.

" The (vegan) diet appears remarkably effective, and all the side effects are

good ones -- especially weight loss and lower cholesterol, " said Dr. Neal D.

Barnard, adjunct associate professor of medicine at the Washington

University and president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible

Medicine.

" I hope this study will rekindle interest in using diet changes first,

rather than prescription drugs. "

" These results are not at all surprising, " added consumer health advocate

Mike , who supports vegan and vegetarian diets. " Food choice has been

clearly

shown to actually reverse type 2 diabetes, and any shift to a healthier,

plant-based diet will not only improve blood sugar management, it will also

enhance

cardiovascular health, nervous system health and cancer prevention, among

other benefits. "

, a former borderline diabetic, consumes no dairy products or red meat.

His health statistics, posted at HealthRanger.org, demonstrate outstanding

health markers such as total cholesterol of 129, with LDL cholesterol (the

" bad " cholesterol) of only 67.

According to the researchers, a vegan diet may be easier for diabetics to

follow because there are no limits on portions, calories or carbohydrates,

but

diabetes patients should discuss options with their doctors before making

dietary changes.

courtesy of Newstarget.

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vegan diet may be better for type 2 diabetics

I wonder how much of the better control can actually be attributed just to

double the weight loss. I was vegan for many years and actually went back

to it after my diagnosis. I lost a considerable amount of weight in a short

time and my numbers improved fairly dramatically, but it is very difficult

to maintain the diet because of the time required for planning, shopping,

and preparation. Previously, I never worried about all that because I could

always just have a big bowl of rice or some beans with salsa when I didn't

have time to cook, but I thought those were too high in carbs with diabetes.

As nothing else seems to be working, I may revisit it, though.

(NewsTarget) In a study published in the journal Diabetes Care, researchers

found that a vegan diet may be better for type 2 diabetics than other diets,

even the ones recommended by the American Diabetes Association.

Researchers from Washington University tested a vegan diet and the

ADA-recommended diet to see which worked best in the management of diabetes,

kidney

function, cholesterol levels and weight loss. Around 100 adults diagnosed

with type 2 diabetes participated, with half following a low-fat vegan diet

and

half following the ADA-recommended guidelines. Overweight ADA dieters were

also advised to reduce their calorie intake by 500-1,000 calories. According

to experts, one small risk associated with a vegan diet is a lack of vitamin

B12, so the vegan participants' meals were supplemented with B12 vitamins.

Forty-three percent of the people who followed the vegan diet for 22 weeks

reduced their dependence on diabetes management drugs, whereas only 26

percent

of the ADA dieters had the same results. The vegan dieters also lost an

average of 14 pounds compared to an average of 7 pounds in the ADA diet

group.

" The (vegan) diet appears remarkably effective, and all the side effects are

good ones -- especially weight loss and lower cholesterol, " said Dr. Neal D.

Barnard, adjunct associate professor of medicine at the Washington

University and president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible

Medicine.

" I hope this study will rekindle interest in using diet changes first,

rather than prescription drugs. "

" These results are not at all surprising, " added consumer health advocate

Mike , who supports vegan and vegetarian diets. " Food choice has been

clearly

shown to actually reverse type 2 diabetes, and any shift to a healthier,

plant-based diet will not only improve blood sugar management, it will also

enhance

cardiovascular health, nervous system health and cancer prevention, among

other benefits. "

, a former borderline diabetic, consumes no dairy products or red meat.

His health statistics, posted at HealthRanger.org, demonstrate outstanding

health markers such as total cholesterol of 129, with LDL cholesterol (the

" bad " cholesterol) of only 67.

According to the researchers, a vegan diet may be easier for diabetics to

follow because there are no limits on portions, calories or carbohydrates,

but

diabetes patients should discuss options with their doctors before making

dietary changes.

courtesy of Newstarget.