At the end of the day, it’s not just about lowering your blood sugar level.
Nope.
It’s about refusing to have your dreams, lifestyle, and family crushed by everything that comes along with type 2 diabetes: the persistent mental fogginess, the loss of eyesight, the constant, unrelenting thirst.
But to make sure that doesn’t happen – or to seek a way out if you’re already suffering from diabetes – you will need to knock that blood sugar level down.
The researchers chose 61 patients with diabetes for the study. They were randomly assigned either a low-fat diet or low-carb diet for six months.
At the end of the study period, they found that the people in both the groups lost a significant amount of weight of nearly nine pounds.
But while the low-carb diet resulted in a significant reduction in inflammation, no such changes were observed in the case of those who followed a low-fat diet.
Many medical experts are of the opinion that it is not saturated fats but carbohydrates, especially sugar that is responsible for type 2 diabetes.
Instead, a low-carb diet rich in unprocessed saturated fats seemed to have a lot of benefits. Even though we’ve been instructed often that saturated fat makes us sick and is bad for health, recent research shows that it in fact helps raise the level of good cholesterol in the body.
The low fat fancy is what’s killing people. And this study proofs it. No reduction in inflammation means that there is very little health benefit. Okay most of us could afford to lose some lard but inflammation is the main thing.
This is of course a very small study. Maybe it differs between people if low fat or low carb diet is the best for you. I’d recommend trying each diet for a month and check how you feel.
I tried a low-fat diet and it ruined my life! I now have full blown food allergies when I had absolutely none previous to the low-fat diet. Do not go on low fat! It is the high Carbs – especially SUGAR! that causes diabetes. I used fruit to get off of sugar and my A1c is very low and has continued to be low for 5 years now. Use fruit to get off of sugar, then lower the amount of fruit you use. Eat, blend & juice Dark Leafy Greens (as much as you can daily) & vegetables with low-glycemic fruits and you will start regaining your health. Add fiber, Omega-3 fatty acids (Flaxseeds & Chia-seeds) daily for your healthy oils. I do this in the morning for my breakfast and it gives me a great start!
Can some one explain me the meaning of inflammation as indicated in the articale.