Science Researching Oats to reduce Diabetes
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According to the research, they are looking to develop new dietary plans which could improve diabetes control, delay the need for people with type 2 diabetes to start tablets or insulin to control their blood sugar, and potentially reduce the risk of some of the complications of diabetes, said UHI Professor Sandra MacRury, who works at the school’s Department of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Science.
Many oat-based cereals are on the market, so if this study turns out evidence Oat cereal will curb, delay or reduce diabetes type-2, I may start buying Oat cereal again.
Oat cereal has already been proven to reduce cardiovascular disease, cholesterol and fat in the blood. The only issue is many cereals are high carb, which I’m avoiding. A low-carb diet, in my case, has led to weight loss and reduced blood sugars. Anything that helps me reduce blood sugars is ok in my book.
If there is an oat cereal or product that will reduce blood sugars and be low-carb at the same time, you can bet i’ll be looking into it seriously.
Orowheat makes a light carb bread, called “Orowheat Light” that is only a 5.5 carbs per slice, so a sandwich at lunch or toast in the morning is only 11 carbs. Thats much better than other breads, being twice or 2 1/2 times that carb count. Another low carb product I buy is Dreamfields Pasta. It’s only 5 carbs per serving, compared to 30-45 carbs per serving of all other pastas.
Love my bread and pasta!
March 8th, 2009 at 7:29 am
If you trying to lose weight beware of certain “fat-free” or “low-fat” products. Even though they are low in fat it doesn’t necessarily mean that they are low in calories. And, if they contain flour, they can cause you to gain weight.
White flour comes from grain which has been stripped of all its natural fiber and ingredients; it has little nutritional value and will cause you to gain weight.
Here’s some really good news. If you do nothing more than stop eating all products made with flour you will lose weight.
White flour is a bad carbohydrate.
Now, here’s why. White processed flour is similar to white sugar. It comes from grain which has been chemically treated during the growing process, stripped of all its natural fiber and nutrients, and chemically bleached to make it a pretty white. Not to mention pretty unhealthy.
March 8th, 2009 at 10:14 am
Exactly correct Alfred. When it comes to food issues, Diabetics should steer clear of all processed foods, including those made from white flour, enriched white flour, enriched whole wheat flour, etc. Also steer clear of all sugars, read labels and omit everything that has an ingredient that end in -ose.