Home
- Eating Well (or at Least Not terribly) at Fast Food Resturants
You can view the current or previous issues of Diabetes Health online, in their entirety, anytime you want.
Click Here To View
See if you qualify for our free healthcare professional magazines. Click here to start your application for Pre-Diabetes Health, Diabetes Health Pharmacist and Diabetes Health Professional.
Latest Insulin Articles
Popular Insulin Articles
Highly Recommended Insulin Articles
Low Glycemic Load Diets Improve Heart Health
Diet with a low glycemic load may be more effective in reducing cardiovascular disease risk than a conventional energy-restricted, low-fat diet
A diet with a low glycemic load may be more effective in reducing cardiovascular disease risk than a conventional energy-restricted, low-fat diet, according to the researchers at Children’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.
A study involving 23 obese young adults was conducted over a 12-month period. The experimental treatment emphasized consumption of low glycemic index foods, with 45 to 50 percent of energy from carbohydrates and 30 to 35 percent from fat. The conventional treatment consisted of less than 30 percent of calories from fat and 55 to 60 percent of calories from carbohydrate.
While body weight decreased in both groups, the experimental-diet group showed a significantly greater mean decline in triglycerides than the conventional-diet group (declines of 37.2 percent and 19.1 percent, respectively). Changes in cholesterol concentrations, blood pressure and insulin sensitivity did not differ significantly between the groups.
—American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, May 2005
Food editor’s note: Lowering triglyceride levels plays a part in reducing risk of metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes.
Glycemic load is equal to a food’s glycemic index times the number of grams of carbohydrates in the serving of food that’s being eaten.
—Source: www.NutritionData.com
Categories: Diabetes, Diabetes, Food, Glycemic Index & Carb Counting, Heart Care & Heart Disease, Insulin, Nutrition Research, Type 2 Issues
You May Also Be Interested In...
Click Here To View Or Post Comments
0 comments -
Nov 1, 2005
-
Diabetes Health
Diabetes Health is the essential resource for people living with diabetes- both newly diagnosed and experienced as well as the professionals who care for them. We provide balanced expert news and information on living healthfully with diabetes. Each issue includes cutting-edge editorial coverage of new products, research, treatment options, and meaningful lifestyle issues.
-
Topics
- Diabetic / Diabetes Health
- Type 1 / 1.5 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Blood Glucose / Sugar
- High/Low Blood Sugar / Fast Acting Glucose
- Insulin- Pumps, Pens & Syringes
- Continuous Glucose Monitors, CGM, Infusion Sets
- Type 2 Medications
- Hyperglycemia
- Hypoglycemia
Email to a Friend
Send a link to this page to your friends and colleagues.