Watch Out For The Following Diets if you have Type 2 Diabetic
Condition
When you first decide to explore all of the publications on diabetes
nutrition that are sold in bookstores, you're bound to come out more
confused than ever before. This is because there seems to be no end of
opinions on what makes a sound diet. The fact of the matter is that you
are diabetic and there are specific needs that a diabetic must have within
his or her diet. So when you are digging deep into your research, be very
cautious about the following diets:
- Watch out for diets that praise low or no fat foods. Your
body needs calories and when people stick to a diet that has little to
no fats, they usually end up eating more and more carbohydrates to make
up for the calories needed. And as you know, diabetics must pay extra
special attention to their carbohydrate intake. Eating too many carbs
can really disrupt your treatment. In addition, research has shown that
it is quite healthy for the body to consume certain type of fats.
- Be careful of diets that promote eating a lot of protein while
reducing carbohydrates to a minimum. While low fat diets tend to
increase a person's carbohydrate intake, a low carbohydrate diet that
promotes high protein intake tends to not give the body enough energy it
needs, while causing many people to eat too much meat and saturated fat.
This is the bad fat and it is not good for you all.
- Ignore diets that instruct you to eat too few calories. Low
calorie diets, although healthier than other types of diets, can be
dangerous because your body can actually start to cannibalize itself in
order to make up for the needed calories, nutrients, and macronutrients
that it is not getting. Unfortunately, many people on a super low
calorie diet end up looking emaciated and their energy levels reflect
the same. And ultimately, many men and women cannot stick to this diet
too long and when they begin eating normally their body goes into
survival mode and starts to pack on extra fat-weight and at a rapid
pace.
(Source: The Diabetic Diet Secrets)
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