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How good would it feel to know that your eating habits are taking diabetes head-on?<\/p>\nHow good would it feel to know that your eating habits are taking diabetes head-on?<\/p>\n
That you are taking the right steps to ensure that someday you won\u2019t go blind. That you won\u2019t feel numb all over. That you won\u2019t have a premature death because of this body-debilitating disease.<\/p>\n
Ponder that for a second.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
After 12 weeks the two groups changed their diet patterns and the researchers followed-up the volunteers for the entire 24 week period.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n