{"id":20469,"date":"2019-06-30T13:30:08","date_gmt":"2019-06-30T17:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/?p=20469"},"modified":"2019-06-29T02:48:32","modified_gmt":"2019-06-29T06:48:32","slug":"the-candy-that-undoes-type-2-diabetes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/2019\/06\/30\/the-candy-that-undoes-type-2-diabetes\/","title":{"rendered":"The Candy That Undoes Type 2 Diabetes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Chocolate.jpg\" alt=\"The Candy That Undoes Type 2 Diabetes\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9399\" \/>In March 2016, the <em>British Journal of Nutrition<\/em> featured an article by a multinational research team that still seems super-surprising.<\/p>\n<p>They found that consuming a particular candy reduces insulin levels along with the liver enzymes that people with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes have more of. The result? <\/p>\n<p>Their Type 2 Diabetes improved!<\/p>\n<p>1,153 adults aged from 18 to 69 had their insulin levels and serum liver enzymes tested. They were selected at random after answering various health and lifestyle questions. <\/p>\n<p>The researchers were keen to know how much chocolate they consumed as it\u2019s rich in polyphenols\u2014substances thought to influence glucose metabolism.<\/p>\n<p>It was interesting to note that those who consumed the most chocolate did not fit the typical stereotype. They weren\u2019t obese, middle-aged, inactive couch potatoes at all. They were actually younger, physically active, well educated, well-off individuals with fewer chronic health problems.<\/p>\n<p>Also, the people who consumed the most chocolate had lower insulin levels, lower levels of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), and the liver enzyme levels were lower too.<\/p>\n<p>Their results held true despite differences in age, physical activity levels, and dietary habits.<\/p>\n<p>Which means that lifestyle and dietary factors had no bearing on the results.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, it\u2019s best to ensure that the chocolate you eat is 65% dark. It\u2019s got more coco and less sugar. <\/p>\n<p>Are you a white chocolate lover? Sorry. It\u2019s got no positive health benefits at all!<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/health\/?page_id=747\">But even the good chocolate can\u2019t reverse your type 2 diabetes on its own. Take a look at the same 3-step strategy that has left thousands of readers healthier after naturally reversing their type 2 diabetes\u2026<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In March 2016, the British Journal of Nutrition featured an article by a multinational research team that still seems super-surprising. They found that consuming a particular candy reduces insulin levels along with the liver enzymes that people with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes have more of. The result? 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