Low carbohydrate diet improves blood sugar and renal performance in diabetics: Study
Intake of low-carbohydrate diet for over two years was associated with better renal performance, as well as better blood sugar control, among older adults with type 2 diabetes, reveals a new study.The study published in the Current Opinion in Endocrinology & Diabetes and Obesity suggests that in type-2 diabetic patients low carbohydrate diet is beneficial in reducing renal and cardiovascular risk factors.
Low-carb diet is a diet that limits intake of foods rich in carbohydrates. These foods include bread, pasta, biscuit, cake, sugar, sugary drinks etc. In addition to restricting intake of these foods, they are to be replaced with low-carb options like spinach, cauliflower and other high fibre and protein-rich food items such as eggs, meat, cheese, nuts. fish and poultry.
Patients with type-2 diabetes who follow a low carbohydrate diet (LCD) may increase their dietary protein intake. Dietary protein can alter renal function hence there is a debate about its role in renal disease. There is concern that higher protein intakes may promote renal damage, and that low carbohydrate diets themselves may impact cardiovascular risk.
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