Vegetarian backgroundHow good would it feel to know that your eating habits are taking diabetes head-on?

That you are taking the right steps to ensure that someday you won’t go blind. That you won’t feel numb all over. That you won’t have a premature death because of this body-debilitating disease.

Ponder that for a second.

This was a pretty straightforward study: the researchers chose 54 volunteers suffering from Type 2 Diabetes who were in the age group 30 to 70. They were randomly assigned to 2 different groups. One group was advised to eat six small meals a day for 12 weeks. The other group ate 2 large meals a day for the same period. Both the groups consumed the same number of calories.

After 12 weeks the two groups changed their diet patterns and the researchers followed-up the volunteers for the entire 24 week period.

Even though the differences were not huge, it was still quite significant. The group that ate two large meals a day showed a reduction in body weight and waist circumference. Better still, they showed an improvement in their fasting blood glucose levels, better insulin sensitivity and lower fat content in the liver.

A hearty breakfast, a moderate lunch and a small dinner might work just perfectly for diabetics, the researchers remark. Other studies have also proved the benefits of two large meals a day.

In the fight against type 2 diabetes, everything counts. So click on this link to arm yourself for the battle against type 2 diabetes. Happy conquest…