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Showing posts with label low-carb diet. Show all posts
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Friday, May 16, 2014

Cutting carbs better than cutting fat for type 2 diabetes patients


Lena Jonasson, professor of
cardiology, Linköpings University
DIABETES DIGEST – May 16, 2014 – For years people at risk for, or diagnosed with type 2 diabetes have been advised to consume a low-fat diet, but a growing body of evidence is showing that it might be better to reduce carbohydrates. The latest study comparing type 2 diabetes patients on a low-fat or low-carb diet showed that the low-carb diet significantly reduced inflammation, whereas the low-fat diet didn’t.