Diabetes Nutrition

Diabetes Nutrition

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Avocados Recommended in Latest Diabetes Guidelines

The latest guidelines issued by the American Diabetes Association emphasize a diet rich in monounsaturated fat for improved diabetes control.

Larger Avocado Serving Recommended For Those With Diabetes

Diabetes dietary guidelines were recently changed. The newly revised Exchange Lists for Meal Planning is published by the American Diabetes Association and American Dietetic Association.

Low-Carb Confusion

Hundreds of newly available low-carb foods are actually making weight loss more difficult. Don’t let food package claims deceive you – a 2 gram carb protein bar could have 240 calories.

I Have Diabetes: What Should I Eat?

You can help control your blood sugar, also called blood glucose, and diabetes when you eat healthy, get enough exercise, and stay at a healthy weight. Find out more about eating and diabetes.

Not All Meatless Meals Are Low-Cal

Meatless meals can be a great step toward healthy eating, but simply eliminating meat does not make a meal low in calories. Depending on what else it contains, a meatless meal can be lower or higher in calories than one that includes meat.

Mothers’ Diets Serve As Example For Daughters

When it comes to eating high-fat foods, daughters do as their mothers do, at least to some extent, according to new research reported in the American Journal of Health Behavior.

Is a Vegetarian Diet Healthier?

There’s no question that vegetarian eating can be healthful and nutritionally adequate, according to the American Dietetic Association. But experts say that the question of whether vegetarian eating is better than non-vegetarian eating depends on exactly what is in that vegetarian diet.

Watermelon: Another Lycopene Source

Research shows that tomatoes should not be considered our only major source of lycopene, watermelon may be just as good a source!

Nuts: A Health Food If Used Right

This may come as a shock to people who consider nuts to be too high in fat to be healthful food choices.

How Good is Garlic?

Recent studies have sparked debate over whether or not garlic can help lower cholesterol. While that discussion rages back and forth, another set of findings about garlic’s health benefits tends to get overlooked.

One-Dish Summer Salads

When hot weather settles in, no one wants to spend time in the kitchen. Luckily, people crave salads in summer, particularly those that can be served as a one-dish meal – including this Asian Beef and Noodle Salad.

Trans Fat Gets More Attention

Changes are coming that may help consumers cut back on trans fat. More detailed information on food labels may help us make wiser health choices.

Serving More, Eating More

Several new studies show that the famous phrase “I cant believe I ate the whole thing” may accurately describe U.S. eating habits. It may also help explain the increase in obesity and weight-related health problems we face today.