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(NaturalNews) Diabetes continues to grow at a staggering rate with 1.6 million new
cases being diagnosed each year in the US. The American Diabetes Association estimates
that more than 25 million children and adults are either pre-diabetic or have progressed
to the most devastating mature form of the disease. Emerging evidence now clearly
demonstrates that this insidious disease can be prevented and controlled with a diet
naturally high in green leafy vegetables.
Diabetes places a significant burden on an already dysfunctional health care system, costing in excess of
$200 billion annually, and ranks as the seventh leading cause of death. The disease more than doubles the incidence
of heart disease and greatly increases the risk
of stroke, blindness, kidney disease and neuropathy.
Type II diabetes can be prevented
and controlled with a sensible approach to diet. Since the proliferation of processed and
refined foods in the American diet over the past half century and the introduction of high
fructose corn syrup in the early 1970`s, diabetes cases have skyrocketed in a parallel
fashion during this time.
The results of a study published in the BMJ (British Medical Journal) reviewed six
studies covering more than 220,000 people, concluding that one and one half servings of
green leafy vegetables per day
lowered the risk of Type II diabetes by 14%. This is significant because the finding
provides validity to the understanding that diabetes is a disease caused by poor diet and
can be improved through dietary modification.
The USDA recommends five servings of fruits
and vegetables each day, and still many nutritionists would argue that this is
insufficient to reap the full antioxidant and nutrient benefits from leafy greens. Less
than 1 in 5 people eat the recommended number of daily servings, yet optimal protection
from diabetes and other afflictions requires more than 10 servings each day. The BMJ
study found a small degree of risk prevention from just one and one half servings of
fruits and vegetables, but didn`t explore other equally important dietary interventions.
As diabetes is a disease precipitated by metabolic imbalance, controlling blood sugar and insulin are critical components
to prevention and treatment. Following the traditional low-fat, high carbohydrate diet
prescribed regularly to diabetics leads to rapid surges of glucose in the blood, perpetuating and worsening the
disease. Control is achieved by eliminating all sugar and refined carbohydrates including wheat,
snacks, and junk food. Read nutritional
labels and pay close attention to carbohydrates, sugars, trans fats and any disguised
sugar-based ingredients.
Make a slow transition to a fresh vegetable and leafy green diet by eliminating one
unhealthy refined carbohydrate food choice at each meal. For breakfast, replace pancakes
or waffles with a large bowl of mixed berries, and eliminate bread or pasta from your
lunch and dinner meals in favor of a large green salad topped with olive oil, vinegar,
lemon and spices. Not only will you find a natural low carbohydrate diet packed
with fresh greens helpful in dropping excess weight, but your risk of developing
diabetes will be lowered significantly. (naturalnews,
8.28.2010, John Phillip, citizen journalist, articles by this author, email
this author) http://www.naturalnews.com/z029589_diabetes_vegetables.html
Article References:
http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-ba...
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full...
http://diabetes.webmd.com/news/2010...
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