Reuters Health recently ran a story titled “Nuts Instead of Carbs May Aid Diabetes Control: Study.” In it, Amy Norton described research performed at the University of Toronto in Canada, whose results were published in the journal Diabetes Care.
New York City, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/22/2011 -- The Toronto researchers found that “when people with type 2 diabetes replaced some of their usual carbohydrates with about a half-cup of mixed nuts each day, their blood sugar and ‘bad’ cholesterol levels dipped slightly over three months. By contrast, no such improvements were seen among people who swapped their normal carbs for a daily whole-wheat muffin.”
Although the improvement in blood sugar control was not quite enough to be considered clinically significant, the study participants were already taking diabetes medication and exhibiting good blood sugar control.
“Most people would consider a whole-wheat muffin with no added sugar a healthy food choice. Whole-wheat flour is not really a whole grain, but is processed and refined,” say Dian Griesel, Ph.D., and Tom Griesel, co-authors of TurboCharged: Accelerate Your Fat Burning Metabolism, Get Lean Fast and Leave Diet and Exercise Rules in the Dust (April 2011, BSH).
“Although the whole grain is used, the resulting product still remains a low moisture and highly concentrated carbohydrate,” they add. “In spite of its whole-grain status, the milling process allows the ingested flour to be absorbed and converted to blood sugar extremely quickly.”
As the Griesels point out in TurboCharged, on an evolutionary timeline, grains are really a new food source—and our bodies are not well equipped to deal with them without consequence. Replacing grains and other even more recent refined products with any fruit, vegetable or quality protein will undoubtedly result in effects similar to those found in this nut study.
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