'Diabetis Can Eat Limited Pastas, Starches' - link to article

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This item just in today from the IVU-Veg-News. Best,

Pat.

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(US-fl) Inspired Vegetarian: Diabetics can

eat limited pastas,

starches

 

Diabetes is a growing problem among Americans, and

vegetarians are not

immune to the disease. But it poses a special problem

for those whose

diets rely on a number of carbohydrates — pastas,

vegetables, fruits

and beans.

 

Does a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes, the adult-onset

and most common

type of the disease, mean that vegetarians must give

up these foods?

....

No longer are there " good foods " and " bad foods. " All

foods can fit

into a healthy diet for those with or without

diabetes. The healthy

foods your family eat are also healthy for you, the

vegetarian.

....

The American Diabetes Association states, " Scientific

data suggest

positive relationships between a vegetarian diet and

reduced risk for

several chronic degenerative diseases and conditions,

including

obesity, coronary artery disease, hypertension,

diabetes mellitus, and

some types of cancer. "

 

So eating a healthy vegetarian diet will probably be

better for you in

the long run.

 

If you are a vegan, an excellent recipe book is Vegan

Menu for People

with Diabetes, written by Nancy Berkoff, a registered

dietitian, and

published in 2004. Another good resource, for all

vegetarians, is

Month of Meals: Vegetarian Pleasures, published in

2003 by the

American Diabetes Association.

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full story:

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/food/content/food_dining/epaper/2006/02/16/a1fn_veg\

col_diabetes_0216.html