FW: NNF - Fiber Fights Diabetes
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June 5, 2000
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Today’s Topic: Fiber Fights Diabetes
There is considerable debate among scientists over whether dietary
fiber improves control of blood sugar in diabetics. A small study of
13 patients with type 2 diabetes was done in which they ate the
recommended American Diabetes Association diet providing 24 grams
(8 g soluble and 16 insoluble) of fiber or a high fiber diet
containing 50 g (25 soluble and 25 insoluble) fiber from foods for
six weeks each.
HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The usual fiber intake
in the U.S. and most European countries is around 14 grams daily.
High fiber foods in the diet described here, particularly rich in
soluble fiber, included: cantaloupe, grapefruit, orange, papaya,
raisins, lima beans, okra, sweet potato, winter squash, zucchini,
granola, oat bran and oatmeal. Having several servings of these each
day can help control total calorie intake, as well.
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