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Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Lentils, Soybeans and Yogurt are Better Than High-Fiber Diet to Control Diabetes

In a recent study researchers found that low glycemic foods like lentils, soybeans, yogurt and many high fiber grains are better than high-fiber foods in controlling type 2 diabetes. They siginificantly reduced A1C (glycated hemoglobin or A1c) more than high-fiber diet, and at the same time they proved to increase HDL (good cholesterol) while high-fiber foods decresed it.

A1C is am easure for the control of diabetes over the past 2-3 months, and high levels of HDL are required for heart health.

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Low-glycemic diet better to control diabetes - Diabetes- msnbc.com

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