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NEW ORLEANS: Eating a diet low in carbohydrates can help prevent type 2 diabetes and lower blood sugar levels in diabetics, a new study has found.
A new study led by Tulane University researchers found that a low-carbohydrate diet reduced hemoglobin A1c (a marker of blood sugar levels) in patients with type 2 diabetes.
In general, low-carbohydrate diets focus on proteins and non-starchy vegetables, while limiting consumption of grains, fruits, breads, sweets, and starchy vegetables and fruits.
Doctors usually recommend a low-carbohydrate diet to people with diabetes, but there is very limited evidence about whether eating low-carbohydrates can affect blood sugar in people with diabetes or people with diabetes. are present.
According to experts, carbohydrates provide 45 to 65 percent of a person's daily calorie intake, according to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. That is, 900 to 1300 of the 2000 calories per day are from carbohydrates.
Conversely, limiting carbohydrates to 20 to 57 grams provides 80 to 240 calories.
In the new study, the low-carbohydrate diet group aimed to consume less than 40 grams of carbohydrates in the first three months, and this goal was increased to 60 grams over three to six months.
The study, published in JAMA Network Open, involved 150 people between the ages of 40 and 70 whose blood sugar levels ranged from pre-diabetes to pre-diabetes, including those taking diabetes medication. Didn't take it.
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