Choose the Right Carbs
As most of you know some carbohydrates are better for you than others. An obvious example is that fruits and vegetables are often better for you than white potatoes. A new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, looked at this in 70,025 women followed in the Nurses’ Health Study.
Overall carbohydrate intake was not associated with the risk of diabetes but different types of carbohydrates were. Higher ratios of carbohydrate, especially starch, to cereal fiber were most strongly linked to increased diabetes. Simply put, the more white potatoes, corn, white rice, bread, and pasta eaten and the less whole-grain cereals consumed lead to more diabetes.
(Did You Know? The study recommended a carbohydrate to fiber ratio of 10:1 to lessen the risk of diabetes. So if the package read 24 total carbs and 3 gms of dietary fiber, then the ratio would be 8:1, an acceptable ratio.)
Three vegetables account for almost 60% of those we eat. White potatoes (mostly french fries) account for 30 percent of the vegetables we eat. Tomatoes (although technically a fruit) have a 22% share and lettuce 7%.
The good news is that the prevalence of diabetes has decreased from 8.5 per 1000 adults in 2008 to 6.6 per 1000 in 2014.
By Tufts University Health and Nutrition Letter
Healthy living,
Peter McKenna, M.D.
513.793.5772
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