Mediterranean Diet and Diabetes

Alberto Roycor — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:26:32 +0000

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The Mediterranean Diet is one of the best to treat diabetes,blood pressure and cholesterol
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Can Diabetics follow the Mediterranean Diet?

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Broccoli microwave is a very healthy dish of the Mediterranean Diet
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A few people say that Mediterranean Diet is not adequate for diabetics. This is completely false. The Mediterranean Diet not only is good for diabetes but helps to prevent it. Decades ago, in the Mediterranean countries the percentage of diabetic people was much lower than nowadays. The new style of nutrition, the prepared and fast foods are increasing the number of cases.

Of course, every diabetic has to be controlled by a doctor that normally advice how to use the wide range of possibilities than the Mediterranean Diet offers. Some type of carbohydrates should be avoided, especially those containing monosaccharides and disaccharides (very sweet fruit, or dried fruit and ordinary sugar).

Table. Comparison between the Mediterranean Diet and other diet plans
Diet plan	Fat content	Carbohydrate content

Ornish Pritikin	Very low (10%)	Very high

AHA Step II AHA Step I DASH Weight Watchers	Low (20%-30%)	High

Mediterranean Diet	Moderate (30%-35%)	Moderate

Sugar Busters Protein Power Atkins	High (45% or higher)	Low

Brian M. Curtis, MD; James H. O’Keefe Jr, MD Understanding the Mediterranean Diet. Postgrad Med 2002;112(2):35-44

diabetics diet – Mediterranean Diet

Mediterranean Diet and Diabetes

Can Diabetics follow the Mediterranean Diet?