Stone Age diet may aid diabetics

http://news.independent.co.uk/health/article2727840.ece
By Martin Hickman
People with diabetes could improve their condition by forgoing modern foods for a "Stone-Age" diet, a study suggests.
Scientists at Lund University in Sweden found a prehistoric choice of fruit, nuts, vegetables and lean meat better controlled poor blood sugar than recognised contemporary alternatives such as the Mediterranean diet.

Participants in the study suffered from raised blood sugar and most had symptoms of type 2 diabetes. Fourteen copied the diet of Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers, who lived off the land tens of thousands of years ago. Another group of 15 patients adopted the modern-day Mediterranean diet of whole-grain cereals, low-fat dairy products, fruit, vegetables and unsaturated fats.

After 12 weeks, the carbohydrate-linked blood sugar rises had fallen 26 per cent in the Stone Age diet group compared with 7 per cent for the others.

Dr Staffan Lindeberg, who led the study, said: "If you want to prevent, or treat, type 2 diabetes, it may be more efficient to avoid some modern foods than to count calories or carbohydrates."

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To go a long with this Mulberries have shown to increase the insulin receptor on the cellular level thus lowering blood sugar,in spite of the sugar content of the berries. It is believed that other berries to a lesser degree carry the same benefit.

Another benefit to the Stone age diet for the diabetic is that the diet is higher in chromium since the the diet is less refine.

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http://news.independent.co.uk/health/article2727840.ece
By Martin Hickman
People with diabetes could improve their condition by forgoing modern foods for a "Stone-Age" diet, a study suggests.
Scientists at Lund University in Sweden found a prehistoric choice of fruit, nuts, vegetables and lean meat better controlled poor blood sugar than recognised contemporary alternatives such as the Mediterranean diet.

Participants in the study suffered from raised blood sugar and most had symptoms of type 2 diabetes. Fourteen copied the diet of Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers, who lived off the land tens of thousands of years ago. Another group of 15 patients adopted the modern-day Mediterranean diet of whole-grain cereals, low-fat dairy products, fruit, vegetables and unsaturated fats.

After 12 weeks, the carbohydrate-linked blood sugar rises had fallen 26 per cent in the Stone Age diet group compared with 7 per cent for the others.

Dr Staffan Lindeberg, who led the study, said: "If you want to prevent, or treat, type 2 diabetes, it may be more efficient to avoid some modern foods than to count calories or carbohydrates."

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According to Dr. Mercola, it is the grains in our diet we need to
eliminate. I am glucose intolerant myself. When I eliminate all grains
and focus just on fruits (primarily, berries), high protein foods and
veggies, my morning blood sugar drops to the 70-90 range. Even after
eating, it never rises above 120. Perhaps the addition of grains in
the Mediterranean diet is where they miss it. Adding additional fiber
to the diet will definately help control blood sugar too.

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> http://news.independent.co.uk/health/article2727840.ece
&gt; By Martin Hickman
> People with diabetes could improve their condition by forgoing
modern foods for a "Stone-Age" diet, a study suggests.
> Scientists at Lund University in Sweden found a prehistoric choice
of fruit, nuts, vegetables and lean meat better controlled poor blood
sugar than recognised contemporary alternatives such as the
Mediterranean diet.
&gt;
> Participants in the study suffered from raised blood sugar and most
had symptoms of type 2 diabetes. Fourteen copied the diet of
Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers, who lived off the land tens of
thousands of years ago. Another group of 15 patients adopted the
modern-day Mediterranean diet of whole-grain cereals, low-fat dairy
products, fruit, vegetables and unsaturated fats.
&gt;
> After 12 weeks, the carbohydrate-linked blood sugar rises had fallen
26 per cent in the Stone Age diet group compared with 7 per cent for
the others.
>
> Dr Staffan Lindeberg, who led the study, said: "If you want to
prevent, or treat, type 2 diabetes, it may be more efficient to avoid
some modern foods than to count calories or carbohydrates."
>
>
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