14/11/2022
Studies going back half a century found that those eating meat one or more days a week had significantly higher rates of diabetes, and the more frequently meat was eaten, the more frequently disease occurred. Even at the same weight, those eating plant-based diets had but a fraction of the diabetes rates.
By 2015, the clinical practice guidelines from the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and the American College of Endocrinology explicitly endorse a plant-based diet as their general recommendation for patients with diabetes, and the American Diabetes Association lists it as one of the dietary patterns acceptable for managing the condition. The Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA), however, has really taken the lead by not only accepting, but recommending, plant-based diets for disease management.
A plant-based diet beat out the conventional American Diabetes Association diet in a head-to-head, randomized, controlled clinical trial without restricting portions. Indeed, there was no calorie- or carb-counting at all. A review of all such studies found that people following plant-based diets have improved reductions in blood sugars, body weight, and cardiovascular risk factors, compared to individuals who include animal products in their diets.
Watch the following videos to learn more:
"Plant-Based Diets and Diabetes" at https://bit.ly/3pG4tLn
"Plant-Based Diets Recognized by Diabetes Associations" at http://bit.ly/2yppChm
"Plant-Based Diets for Diabetes" at http://bit.ly/2MfOguo
