Best diet to lower blood sugar levels
A recent Danish study revealed that the most effective diet for reducing blood sugar is a plant-based diet.
There are a number of factors that may lead to a person developing type 2 diabetes, but the most common reason is that the person in question has gained so much weight that he or she becomes obese, and once the person is in this state, It is essential to lose extra weight to manage diabetes and improve physical health.
The Danish study revealed that overweight adults with type 2 diabetes who followed a vegan diet for 12 weeks experienced reduced weight and improved blood sugar control.
"Adherence to the vegan diet for at least 12 weeks may result in clinically beneficial weight loss and improved blood sugar levels," study co-author Ann-Diet Termansen said of the results.
During the study, the plant-based diet was compared with other diets such as the Mediterranean diet to ensure its effectiveness in helping to control blood sugar levels.
The vegetarian diet was more effective than the other diets.
It is noteworthy that there are two types of diabetes, the first type, which occurs when the body's immune system attacks and destroys the cells that produce insulin, and the second type occurs when the body does not produce enough insulin or the cells of the body do not react to insulin.
The most common type of diabetes in the UK is type 2, which accounts for around 90 per cent of cases.
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