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Posts with tag WholeGrains

Popcorn can save your life. Not.

Posted Aug 12th 2007 1:57PM by Diane Rixon
Filed under: Type 2, Diet, Opinion, Magazines

Dumb headline spotted in today's USA Weekend magazine: "Popcorn can help save your life." Oh, wow. I mean, we all enjoy a clever eye-catching headline, but this is ridiculous! Despite that misleading title, no, the salty snack preferred by movie-goers does not have super-human, life-saving powers. In fact, it's about the nutritional benefits of whole grains. And popcorn is actually a good source of whole grains: three cups popped equals one serving of whole grains.

The article mentions an Iowa Women's Health Study finding that women fifty-five and over who eat lots of whole grains are less likely to die from inflammatory diseases like asthma or infections. Whole grain consumption is also linked to a lower risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes and cancer.

Unfortunately, there's a catch. It's safe to assume that smothering your popcorn with salt and that weirdo fake butter probably counteracts the health benefits of eating whole grains in the first place. And I'm willing to bet ninety-nine percent of us popcorn-munchers prefer it flavored, not dry. Which is precisely why "Popcorn can help save your life" is a really dumb headline!

Mediterranean diet beneficial for diabetics

Posted Jul 29th 2007 2:12PM by Diane Rixon
Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, Diet, Lifestyle, Research

I was intrigued by a recent Swedish study reporting that people on a so-called "Stone Age" diet had more stable blood sugar levels than those on a Mediterranean diet. An intriguing claim, because it's so often said that Mediterranean-style eating is super-healthful. Let's also admit it is a delicious way to eat: yes, pasta and bread is there, but it's balanced out by tons of fresh fruits, vegetables, fish and olive oil. The Stone Age way is a bit more spare: we're talkin' meat, fish, and lots of whole grains, berries and nuts. Nary a sliver of Parmesan in sight.

However, the results of yet another study, this time from Australia, indicates Mediterranean-style eating is a good choice, especially for diabetics. Researchers from the University of Melbourne say Mediterranean-born immigrants in Australia are less likely to die from heart disease than other Australians. The researchers have concluded it's all down to dietary patterns. More than forty thousand people participated in the study over a period of ten years. The numbers revealed those who ate the most Mediterranean-style foods had a thirty percent lower risk of dying from heart disease. For diabetics, the researchers speculate, the benefits could be even higher, reducing the risk of death due to ischemic heart disease.

Results have been published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Visit Reuters for a discussion of the study.

Western diets, red and processed meats linked to diabetes

Posted Mar 7th 2006 6:46PM by Diane Rixon
Filed under: Type 2, Diet

In a new study conducted by US researchers, the consumption of a heavily "Western" diet as well a lot of red meats and processed meats have all been linked to a higher risk for diabetes. The study was carried out in Pakistan, and the results published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Researchers found that people who ate mostly Western foods (including French fries, processed meats and refined grains) were nearly fifty percent more likely to develop diabetes over a fourteen year period than people who ate minimal amounts of those foods. A healthy diet was defined as consisting of lots of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes and fish. They really weren't fooling around with this study either, amassing data on 70,000 women. What I found really horrifying about all this was the fact that they had to go overseas to get a big enough sample of people eating healthy diets! Pass the hotdogs.

Whole grains proven to lower diabetes risk

Posted Mar 3rd 2006 4:57PM by Diane Rixon
Filed under: Adult Onset, Diet

Note to self: Buy more whole grains, stupid! The results of a study conducted at Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark indicate that a diet high in whole grains lessens a person's chances of developing diabetes. Of the more than nine hundred people who participated in the study, those who consumed the most whole grains had better-controlled blood sugar levels. In a nutshell, eating whole grains was linked to lower levels of insulin and C-peptide, a marker of insulin production. The whole grain eaters were also found to have lower cholesterol levels as well as fewer indicators of heart disease. Question is, we already know whole grains are good for the body, so why don't we eat more of 'em?



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Popcorn can save your life. Not.

Mediterranean diet beneficial for diabetics

Western diets, red and processed meats linked to diabetes

Whole grains proven to lower diabetes risk

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