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I'd like to clear something up regarding diabetes and carbs.
- I've had gestational diabetes, so I am familiar with being diabetic and diabetic nutrition.
- My father in law is a Type 2 diabetic.
Neither of us viewed carbs as the enemy. We had to pay attention to the amount of carbs and meals required more planning/thought but by no means were we encouraged to severely reduce them from our diet. In fact, the Diabetes Association website says this:
"There is no one perfect food so including a variety of different foods and watching portion sizes is key to a healthy diet. Also, make sure your choices from each food group provide the highest quality nutrients you can find. In other words, pick foods rich in vitamins, minerals and fiber over those that are processed.
People with diabetes can eat the same foods the family enjoys. Everyone benefits from healthy eating so the whole family can take part in healthy eating. It takes some planning but you can fit your favorite foods into your meal plan and still manage your blood glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol."
The key is portion control (which benefits diabetics and non-diabetics alike) and choosing whole foods/grains over processed food. An ideal diabetic meal can include pasta and potatoes as long as the carbs fall within the acceptable range. Many things cause diabetes but one thing leading the charge is obesity. Excessive sugar consumption does not directly cause diabetes.
Also from the diabetes website:
A healthy diet is a way of eating that that reduces risk for complications such as heart disease and stroke.
Healthy eating includes eating a wide variety of foods including:
I'd like to clear something up regarding diabetes and carbs.
- I've had gestational diabetes, so I am familiar with being diabetic and diabetic nutrition.
- My father in law is a Type 2 diabetic.
Neither of us viewed carbs as the enemy. We had to pay attention to the amount of carbs and meals required more planning/thought but by no means were we encouraged to severely reduce them from our diet. In fact, the Diabetes Association website says this:
"There is no one perfect food so including a variety of different foods and watching portion sizes is key to a healthy diet. Also, make sure your choices from each food group provide the highest quality nutrients you can find. In other words, pick foods rich in vitamins, minerals and fiber over those that are processed.
People with diabetes can eat the same foods the family enjoys. Everyone benefits from healthy eating so the whole family can take part in healthy eating. It takes some planning but you can fit your favorite foods into your meal plan and still manage your blood glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol."
The key is portion control (which benefits diabetics and non-diabetics alike) and choosing whole foods/grains over processed food. An ideal diabetic meal can include pasta and potatoes as long as the carbs fall within the acceptable range. Many things cause diabetes but one thing leading the charge is obesity. Excessive sugar consumption does not directly cause diabetes.
Also from the diabetes website:
A healthy diet is a way of eating that that reduces risk for complications such as heart disease and stroke.
Healthy eating includes eating a wide variety of foods including:
Check out the main dietary staples of the areas of the world with the lowest chronic diseases of aging and the highest longevity rates:
Ikaria, Greece: Potatoes, goat's milk, honey, legumes , wild greens, some fruit and relatively small amounts of fish and almost no meat other than the occasional goat meat.
Okinawa, Japan: Sweet potato, bitter melons, tofu, garlic, brown rice, green tea and shi take mushrooms.
I never dictated anything. If you look at the title of the thread you will see that. This post is FYI, take it however you want to. I only listed those foods because they are the ones that a lot of people try to avoid. So if you go by carb content alone, rice which is at the bottom of the list would be the one which some people may want to eat without feeling so guilty. It is still an "empty" carb IMO or one that offers not much nutrition. I bet a lot of Chinese would disagree with that statement.
Yes ,you did mention it,and I apologize for not noting that. But a lot of people who chimed in with their preferred eating methods have no issues other than they think the way they eat is the only correct way to eat.
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