Vegan Diet Kicks Diabetes’ Butt
Now here’s a study finding I can support: that a vegan diet is a powerful weapon in the fight against diabetes. Well, of course it is. I firmly believe that no diet on earth is healthier. With a vegan diet, there’s no need to count calories or fat grams: everything is already perfectly balanced.
People with type 2 diabetes who ate a low-fat vegan diet lowered their blood sugar more and lost more weight than those on a standard diet for people with diabetes, according to a new study.Those on the vegan diet lowered their cholesterol more and had better kidney function, according to the researchers at universities in the US and Canada.The Diabetes Association diet is a calorie-restricted one, with the vegan diet focusing on high fibre foods, with no meat or cheese. It focuses on the type, rather than the quantity, of food consumed.
Even better news? The vegan diet has been declared healthier and easier to follow than the standard diet recommended by the American Diabetic Association.
Vegans have long been found to enjoy superior health: they have healthy weights, low blood pressure, and low cholesterol. Did you know the average cholesterol level for a vegan is 135? And that a heart attack is virtually unheard of in anyone with a cholesterol level of 150 or less?
As long as you’re fighting diabetes, you may as well go for the entire healthy package!
You may enjoy reading more about this study, here, here, and here.
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5 opinions for Vegan Diet Kicks Diabetes’ Butt
KleoPatra
Aug 2, 2006 at 7:34 pm
Yet one more reason to go veg…
Lesley Looper
Sep 15, 2006 at 10:34 am
I’ve been on a vegan diet for about five and a half weeks, and it’s amazing what it’s done for my diabetes! I’ve also lost weight, and my total cholesterol has dropped 20 points.
Barrie Segal
Nov 19, 2006 at 10:49 pm
Excellent website!
Barrie Segal Founder of http://diebetesmellitus.blogspot.com/
NursingDegree.net » 57 Health Benefits of Going Vegan
Jul 2, 2008 at 5:10 pm
[…] Type 2 diabetes. Not only is a vegan diet a weapon against Type 2 diabetes, it is also "easier to follow than the standard diet recommended by the American Diabetic Association." Read more about it here. […]
Sparrow Jones
Jul 4, 2008 at 7:45 pm
I’m a type 2 diabetic and following a vegan diet after reading Dr. Barnard’s research. I recommend his web site to any type 2’s who want to get healthy, lose weight, and eventually get off their meds and any type 1’s who want to use insulin more efficiently and possibly even be able to cut back the insulin dosage (though, of course, you type 1s will still need some insulin) and be healthier.
Check it out, it’s a wealth of information!
http://www.pcrm.org/diabetes
See you there!
Sparrow
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