Dr.Whitaker:Diabetes & Dietary Fat Intake

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Dr.Whitaker:Diabetes & Dietary Fat Intake

 

Good nutrition promotes healthy blood sugar levels

 

Since the 1930s, numerous studies have shown that a high-complex-

carbohydrate, high-fiber diet can help you maintain healthy blood

sugar levels, which is why I recommend that you make plant foods the

mainstay of your meals.

 

Virtually all plant foods in their original form contain complex

carbohydrates and soluble fiber, which slows down the digestion and

absorption of carbohydrates, promoting even blood sugar levels with

out peaks and valleys.

 

The best sources of soluble fiber are legumes (beans), oat bran,

nuts, seeds, apples, and most vegetables.

 

Although moderate amounts of lean protein, primarily from fish and

organic low fat are fine, you should eliminate high-fat dairy

(cheese, sour cream, butter, whole milk) from your diet and relegate

meat to side dish status just once or twice a week.

 

Stay away from trans fatty acids, which are found in margarine,

processed oils, fried foods and

most commercially baked goods. Also avoid refined baked goods,

sugary snacks and starchy refined carbohydrates -- breads, corn,

white rice and the like.

 

At the same time, make sure you're getting enough of the good fats --

 

omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids -- which are considered essential

because they can only be obtained through foods or supplements.

 

Fresh raw nuts and seeds are rich in omega-6 fatty acids, while cold

water fish (alaskan salmon, mackerel, herring, sardines, tuna and

trout) and

flax are the richest sources of omega-3 fatty acids.

 

I recommend eating alaskan salmon or other cold-water fish several

times a week, and having one to two tablespoons of flax oil, or up

to one-quarter cup of freshly ground flax seed daily.

 

Flax oil should never be heated, as its EFAs are destroyed by high

temperatures.

 

For cooking, use extra-virgin olive oil.

 

 

Take a full spectrum of nutrients that promote healthy blood sugar

levels

 

In addition to a high-potency multivitamin/mineral formula, be sure

to take additional supplements that target your blood sugar

directly.

 

There are several nutrients that can help regulate your blood sugar

levels as well as fortify and protect cells and organs that are

dependent on blood sugar regularity.

 

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