Stone Age diet may aid diabetics

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http://news.independent.co.uk/health/article2727840.ece

By Martin Hickman

People with diabetes could improve their condition by forgoing modern foods for

a " Stone-Age " diet, a study suggests.

Scientists at Lund University in Sweden found a prehistoric choice of fruit,

nuts, vegetables and lean meat better controlled poor blood sugar than

recognised contemporary alternatives such as the Mediterranean diet.

 

Participants in the study suffered from raised blood sugar and most had symptoms

of type 2 diabetes. Fourteen copied the diet of Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers,

who lived off the land tens of thousands of years ago. Another group of 15

patients adopted the modern-day Mediterranean diet of whole-grain cereals,

low-fat dairy products, fruit, vegetables and unsaturated fats.

 

After 12 weeks, the carbohydrate-linked blood sugar rises had fallen 26 per cent

in the Stone Age diet group compared with 7 per cent for the others.

 

Dr Staffan Lindeberg, who led the study, said: " If you want to prevent, or

treat, type 2 diabetes, it may be more efficient to avoid some modern foods than

to count calories or carbohydrates. "

 

 

 

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To go a long with this Mulberries have shown to increase the insulin

receptor on the cellular level thus lowering blood sugar,in spite of the sugar

content of the berries. It is believed that other berries to a lesser degree

carry the same benefit.

 

Another benefit to the Stone age diet for the diabetic is that the diet

is higher in chromium since the the diet is less refine.

 

zen <zen141669 wrote:

http://news.independent.co.uk/health/article2727840.ece

By Martin Hickman

People with diabetes could improve their condition by forgoing modern foods for

a " Stone-Age " diet, a study suggests.

Scientists at Lund University in Sweden found a prehistoric choice of fruit,

nuts, vegetables and lean meat better controlled poor blood sugar than

recognised contemporary alternatives such as the Mediterranean diet.

 

Participants in the study suffered from raised blood sugar and most had symptoms

of type 2 diabetes. Fourteen copied the diet of Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers,

who lived off the land tens of thousands of years ago. Another group of 15

patients adopted the modern-day Mediterranean diet of whole-grain cereals,

low-fat dairy products, fruit, vegetables and unsaturated fats.

 

After 12 weeks, the carbohydrate-linked blood sugar rises had fallen 26 per cent

in the Stone Age diet group compared with 7 per cent for the others.

 

Dr Staffan Lindeberg, who led the study, said: " If you want to prevent, or

treat, type 2 diabetes, it may be more efficient to avoid some modern foods than

to count calories or carbohydrates. "

 

 

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According to Dr. Mercola, it is the grains in our diet we need to

eliminate. I am glucose intolerant myself. When I eliminate all grains

and focus just on fruits (primarily, berries), high protein foods and

veggies, my morning blood sugar drops to the 70-90 range. Even after

eating, it never rises above 120. Perhaps the addition of grains in

the Mediterranean diet is where they miss it. Adding additional fiber

to the diet will definately help control blood sugar too.

 

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> http://news.independent.co.uk/health/article2727840.ece

> By Martin Hickman

> People with diabetes could improve their condition by forgoing

modern foods for a " Stone-Age " diet, a study suggests.

> Scientists at Lund University in Sweden found a prehistoric choice

of fruit, nuts, vegetables and lean meat better controlled poor blood

sugar than recognised contemporary alternatives such as the

Mediterranean diet.

>

> Participants in the study suffered from raised blood sugar and most

had symptoms of type 2 diabetes. Fourteen copied the diet of

Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers, who lived off the land tens of

thousands of years ago. Another group of 15 patients adopted the

modern-day Mediterranean diet of whole-grain cereals, low-fat dairy

products, fruit, vegetables and unsaturated fats.

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> After 12 weeks, the carbohydrate-linked blood sugar rises had fallen

26 per cent in the Stone Age diet group compared with 7 per cent for

the others.

>

> Dr Staffan Lindeberg, who led the study, said: " If you want to

prevent, or treat, type 2 diabetes, it may be more efficient to avoid

some modern foods than to count calories or carbohydrates. "

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