The best diet for people with diabetes has been controversial for decades. Many organizations recommend that people with diabetes limit their consumption of fat. As a result, the diet tends to be rather high in carbohydrates. Some experts believe that this dietary pattern increases insulin resistance and makes control of type 2 diabetes more challenging.
A new study of 120 individuals with type 2 diabetes shows that a low glycemic-index diet containing a cup of beans, chickpeas or lentils daily can help lower blood pressure, modestly improve blood sugar control and reduce risk factors for heart disease. The volunteers were randomly assigned to the bean diet or to a diet containing a number of whole grain foods such as breakfast cereal, whole wheat bread or brown rice. The study lasted three months. The authors concluded that adding beans to a low G-I diet might be a relatively easy way for people with diabetes to reduce their likelihood of heart disease.
[Archives of Internal Medicine, Nov.26. 2012]
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