Buckwheat for Diabetes, B Vitamins & Omega-3 fatty acids/ Cinnamon for Doiabetes

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Buckwheat for Diabetes, B Vitamins & Omega-3 fatty acids/ Cinnamon

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> Bucking the System

>

> Health Sciences Institute e-Alert

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> Dear Reader,

>

> When I sent you an e-Alert last June about the nutritional

> value of buckwheat as a possible prebiotic (a carbohydrate

> that prompts the growth of " friendly " bacteria in the

> digestive tract), I didn't imagine that I'd have more to say

> about buckwheat just a few months later.

>

> Now a new study shows that buckwheat may also help diabetics

> lower blood glucose levels. And when you consider that

> buckwheat is also rich in omega-3 fatty acids, B vitamins,

> minerals, and essential amino acids, then you've got a food

> product that's primed and ready to become the next health-

> food superstar.

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> Something in the mix

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> As I told you in the e-Alert " To the Waffle House "

> (6/18/03), buckwheat is not a type of wheat or even a grain.

> In fact, technically it's a fruit. And because previous

> studies have shown that buckwheat may help increase insulin

> sensitivity, researchers at the Department of Human

> Nutritional Sciences at the University of Manitoba (UM) in

> Canada devised a study to examine the effects of buckwheat

> on elevated blood glucose levels.

>

> The UM scientists chemically induced type 1 diabetes in

> about 40 laboratory rats. The rats were fed either buckwheat

> extract or a placebo. When their blood glucose

> concentrations were measured, the rats given the buckwheat

> had glucose levels that were reduced 12 to 19 percent. There

> was no reduction of glucose concentration in any of the rats

> that received only placebo.

>

> The next step for the UM team will be to duplicate the test

> in rats induced with type 2 diabetes. The researchers

> predict that buckwheat will also lower glucose

> concentrations in the type 2 test. This prediction is based

> in part on previous studies that have shown how a component

> of buckwheat called chiro-inositol may prompt cells to

> become more insulin-sensitive.

>

> In a news release issued by the American Chemical Society,

> the lead author of the study, Carla G. Taylor, said their

> research demonstrates that buckwheat may provide diabetics

> with a " safe, easy and inexpensive way to lower glucose

> levels and reduce the risk of complications. " But until

> research can be done with human subjects, the researchers

> can't yet estimate just how much buckwheat would need to be

> eaten to create a beneficial effect on glucose levels.

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> Helping the good guys

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> Whether you eat buckwheat products to help with glucose

> concentrations or to reap the benefits of B vitamins and

> omega-3 fatty acids, there is another potential health

> benefit to eating buckwheat. As I said in the June e-Alert,

> researchers in Madrid, Spain, used a trial with rats to

> demonstrate that buckwheat may act as a prebiotic,

> encouraging the growth of probiotics - or friendly bacteria - in the

> digestive tract.

>

> At HSI we've written many times about the necessity of

> probiotic organisms. In a healthy individual, these

> beneficial bacteria inhabit the digestive tract in massive

> numbers, crowding out harmful bacteria, aiding digestion,

> and supporting immune function. This healthy " gut flora "

> produces valuable nutrients (including certain B vitamins

> and omega-3 fatty acids), digestive enzymes like lactase,

> and immune chemicals that fight harmful bacteria and even

> cancer cells.

>

> But this critical ecosystem is fragile and can be easily

> disturbed by any number of factors, including poor

> nutrition, stress, surgery, parasitic infestation, and

> synthetic drugs. When the number or activity level of your

> good bacteria drops too low, it opens the door for harmful

> bacteria to proliferate, allowing the opportunity for

> diseases to develop.

>

> Sufficient amounts of intestinal flora can be maintained

> through dietary sources such as cultured products like

> yogurt and kefir, and lignans such as flaxseed, carrots,

> spinach, cauliflower, broccoli, millet, and... buckwheat!

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> The way of the buckwheat

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>

> I asked HSI Panelist Allan Spreen, M.D., for his opinion on

> buckwheat, and he reminded me of the acronym " BROW, " which

> can help us remember which grains pose potential problems

> for diabetics. Dr. Spreen said: " Barley, rye, oat, and wheat

> (BROW) are the high-gluten grains, so buckwheat would be

> fine in their stead, as it is not a gluten-containing

> product. Buckwheat is a good flour to use for lots of

> purposes because it is difficult to refine, so to my

> knowledge they don't bother.

>

> " As an aside, for those who are trying to go 'gluten-free,'

> oat seems to not bother gluten-sensitive people that much,

> though it's in the BROW group. Personally, I've seen lots of

> people allergic to wheat but able to tolerate both barley

> and oat. Unprocessed forms are better, of course. "

>

> A search on the Internet will quickly turn up several

> sources that sell buckwheat. And many of those web sites

> also provide buckwheat recipes that go beyond pancakes,

> waffles, and noodles; the three food items that buckwheat is

> most well known for. But if you do whip up some buckwheat

> waffles, you might try sweetening them with buckwheat honey,

> which happens to have much higher antioxidant levels than

> typical lighter honeys.

>

> It seems you just can't go wrong when you go with the

> buckwheat.

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> If you want to spice up your holidays, here's some healthy

> spice advice.

>

> A US Department of Agriculture study of 60 type 2 diabetics

> revealed that one gram of cinnamon taken daily, over a

> course of 40 days, improved management of blood sugar

> levels, as well as triglyceride and cholesterol levels. Some

> of the subjects took three grams of cinnamon per day, and

> others took six grams per day, but none of the subjects in

> these two groups showed an increased benefit over the group

> that took one gram per day.

>

> One gram of cinnamon is less than half a teaspoon.

>

> Researchers continued to monitor the study participants

> after the 40-day trial, and found that the subjects' overall

> blood sugar levels began rising when the cinnamon intake was

> discontinued.

>

> Based on these promising results, the USDA team called for

> longer-term studies of cinnamon, which would also include an

> examination of any potential health problems that might

> arise from regular ingestion of cinnamon.

>

> As for increasing the cinnamon in your diet right now, lead

> researcher Richard Anderson cautioned against eating more

> cinnamon buns or apple pies. " The key is to add cinnamon to

> what you would eat normally, " he told NewScientist.com.

>

> In other words, cinnamon SUGAR won't provide any benefit to

> blood sugar levels, in case you thought you found a loophole.

>

> To Your Good Health

>

> Jenny Thompson

> Health Sciences Institute

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> Sources:

> " Buckwheat Concentrate Reduces Serum Glucose in

> Streptozotocin-Diabetic Rats " Journal of Agricultural and

> Food Chemistry, vol. 51, no. 25, 12/3/03, pubs.acs.org

> " Buckwheat May Help Manage Diabetes " NutraIngredients.com,

> 11/19/03, nutraingredients.com

> " Buckwheat May Be Beneficial For Managing Diabetes " American

> Chemical Society News Release, 11/18/03, sciencedaily.com

> " Role of Buckwheat Diet on Rats as Prebiotic and Healthy

> Food " Nutrition Research, Volume 23, Issue 6, June 2003, pp

> 803-814, sciencedirect.com

> " Cinnamon Spicing Up Insulin Sensitivity "

> NutraIngredients.com, 11/24/03, nutraingredients.com

> " Cinnamon Spice Produces Healthier Blood " NewScientist.com

> News Service, 11/24/03, newscientist.com

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