THE DRIED FRUIT

Diabetes has an ally in dried fruit. Eating (at least 5 handfuls a week for about 28 grams each) can offer protection for diabetic patients, at least partially counteracting their high cardiovascular risk. Dried fruit, therefore, are excellent allies for all those who suffer from high diabetes, can their intake in fact lower it, when should we eat them?
Some experts recommend adding 3 walnuts to the meal because they slow down the rate at which carbohydrates are transformed into sugars. All thanks to their fibers that manage sugar levels.
According to the results of a study recently published by an Australian university, the daily consumption of dried fruit, rich in essential fatty acids, can lead to a reduction of up to 35% in the risk of developing diabetes.
The average levels of fat and sugar in the blood after meals matter more than those measured by tests (fasting).
In fact, we normally now spend more time in a state of nutrition (eating and assimilating) than in a state of fasting.
It means that those 3 meals a day make a difference in determining health problems, or conversely better health. It all depends on what you eat in those meals.
The increase in blood sugar is caused by the intake of carbohydrates with a high glycemic index, as well as the increase in insulin production, which has been found to be greater when carbohydrates are taken in combination with animal proteins and fats.

ALMONDS AGAINST GLUCOSE

Almonds and walnuts help reduce blood sugar (blood sugar) levels after meals.
The addition of a few almonds or walnuts during the meal has been shown to very effectively normalize the post-prandial glycemic curve.
Almonds and walnuts slow down the rate at which carbohydrates turn into sugar. because they slow down the rate at which carbohydrates turn into sugars. All thanks to their fibers that manage sugar levels.
The confirmation comes from a study conducted at the Clinical Nutrition and Risk Factor Modification Center of St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto.
Adding a little almonds to a meal helps reduce its glycemic, insulinemic and oxidative impact, thus helping to make it healthier every time in a simple and immediate way.

OTHER HYPOGLYCEMIC FOODS

However, there are also other categories of foods that contribute excellently to reducing blood sugar and insulin levels at each meal and are:

• In general, unprocessed foods (natural and wholemeal)
• Foods naturally rich in fiber
• Plant foods (vegetables and fruit)
• Whole grains
• Legumes
• Oilseeds

BUT NUTS MAKE YOU FAT?

By now you have understood that walnuts, almonds, and in general all oilseeds have various health benefits, but an overwhelming and terrifying question still whirls through your head…
“But walnuts are very caloric, won’t they make me fat?”
We can answer this question in a way that eliminates all doubt once and for all.
We can do this based on the evidence instead of the old Pavlovian reflex “caloric foods = I become obese”.
In fact, not all calories are born equal.
So let’s see what the studies that have already answered this atavistic question say, namely…
Does consuming nuts lead to accumulation of body fat?
Answer: in “serial” consumers of walnuts there is no effect of greater accumulation of body fat, neither abdominal nor on the Body Mass Index.
Therefore, those who consume walnuts daily (30-50 grams per day) do not gain more weight than those who do not consume them.
As it is defined in one of the studies that I report at the bottom of this post, the idea that the consumption of nuts leads to a greater accumulation of body fat is simply a MISUNDERSTANDING.

NUTS EXTEND YOUR LIFE

Not only that… in addition to not gaining weight, those who eat daily (or at least weekly) risk less in terms of “diseases of progress”.
Walnuts are now known for their super healthy contribution because they counteract the development of numerous chronic degenerative diseases such as:

• Cardiovascular diseases
• Type II diabetes
• Tumor diseases

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