Eating any kind of carbohydrate raises blood sugar levels, triggering the release of insulin. Sugars and refined grains raise blood sugar quicker than complex carbohydrates, found in foods including vegetables and legumes. "Complex carbohydrates are digested more slowly, and their ability to cause blood glucose level spikes is limited," says Hillary Wright, MEd, RD, director of nutrition counseling at the Domar Center for Mind/Body Health and author of The PCOS Diet Plan: A Natural Approach to Health for Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. That may be particularly important for people with type 2 diabetes. In type 2 diabetes, cells resist insulin, leading to elevated sugar in the blood and high insulin levels. The constant demand on the cells that make insulin can damage them, and the body may eventually stop making insulin. Scientific research suggests that cutting back on refined grains, such as white bread, and eating more whole grains in their place reduces insulin resistance and may help to prevent type 2 diabetes. "Whole-grain bread has more fiber than refined, and fiber helps slow the absorption of carbohydrates consumed at the same meal or snack," Wright tells WebMD. webmd/diet/features/truth-about-bread-and-diet? ecd=wnl_wlw_061513&ctr=wnl-wlw-061513_ld-st ry&mb=S9kezKHTS9O3JuVFVDd0D%40HnVev1imbCY8ZR%2fZvAssA%3d
Posted on: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 20:53:38 +0000
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