- About 422 million people globally have diabetes, with 90-95% of those cases being type 2 diabetes.
- Some people are able to reverse type 2 diabetes through changes to their diet and weight loss.
- Researchers from The University of British Columbia say cutting carbs at breakfast can help people with type 2 diabetes better control their blood sugar levels throughout the day.
Diabetes, a disease affecting the body’s ability to process blood sugar, affects around
Among those with diabetes, about
Although there is currently no cure for type 2 diabetes, some people can
Now, researchers from The University of British Columbia have found evidence suggesting cutting carbohydrates from breakfast can help people with type 2 diabetes better control their blood sugar levels throughout the day.
This study was recently published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
For this study, Dr. Jonathan Little, professor at the Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, professor in the School of Health and Exercise Sciences at The University of British Columbia, and lead author of this study, and his team enrolled 121 participants and split them into two groups.
Over a 12-week period, one group ate a low carb breakfast containing about eight grams of carbs, 25 grams of protein, and 37 grams of fat. The other group ate a higher-carb breakfast of about 56 grams of carbs, 20 grams of protein, and 15 grams of fat. All breakfast options in both groups were about 450 calories.
Upon analysis, the research team found study participants in the low carb breakfast group experienced an improvement in their HbA1C, a key measure of average blood glucose control. However, they also found that the improvement was no better than that of the control group who were not following a low…
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