diabetes and high chloresterol?
I am trying to set up a menu that would be appropriate for someone who has diabetes and high chloresterol. Does anybody have any suggestions or web sites?
I’m assuming type 2 diabetes and high cholesterol. What these two conditions have in common is that they are both exacerbated by a diet high in simple carbohydrates. A low fat diet is not the answer, for one thing, because it usually means an emphasis on carbohydrates.
Here’s how I would describe the diet/lifestyle that would improve these and many other conditions:
1. Emphasize plants, especially dark leafy greens.
2. Get about 3 oz. of lean meat, fish or egg at every meal.
3. Eliminate sugar and fruit juices.
4. Eliminate or drastically reduce white foods, including bread, pasta and potatoes.
5. Eliminate transfats and increase omega-3 fats (fatty fish like salmon and fish oils).
6. Eat only when you’re hungry, watch your portions and consider fasting one day/wk.
7. Get plenty of exercise and sunshine (for the vitamin D).
See the links below for some more details on diets.
Good luck!
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low sodium vegetable soup
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one source is American Diabetes Association.
http://www.diabetes.org
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Low fat everything. Diabetes and high cholesterol often go hand in hand. Chicken, fish, vegetables, fruits, go easy on the red meat and pork. Low fat cheeses and milk. Egg Beaters instead of whole eggs.
http://www.healthcentral.com/common/frame.html?url=http://byetta.com/index.jsp
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Fellow diabetic
I’m assuming type 2 diabetes and high cholesterol. What these two conditions have in common is that they are both exacerbated by a diet high in simple carbohydrates. A low fat diet is not the answer, for one thing, because it usually means an emphasis on carbohydrates.
Here’s how I would describe the diet/lifestyle that would improve these and many other conditions:
1. Emphasize plants, especially dark leafy greens.
2. Get about 3 oz. of lean meat, fish or egg at every meal.
3. Eliminate sugar and fruit juices.
4. Eliminate or drastically reduce white foods, including bread, pasta and potatoes.
5. Eliminate transfats and increase omega-3 fats (fatty fish like salmon and fish oils).
6. Eat only when you’re hungry, watch your portions and consider fasting one day/wk.
7. Get plenty of exercise and sunshine (for the vitamin D).
See the links below for some more details on diets.
Good luck!
References :
http://mercola.com/nutritionplan/index.htm
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/06/AR2007030601166.html
http://paleodiet.com/
http://www.westonaprice.org/knowyourfats/banting.html
http://www.westonaprice.org/traditional_diets/gorilla.html
http://www.calorierestriction.org/
Go to http://www.sparkpeople.com and this may help you.
You can also research things of this nature on the American Diabetes Association website. Also just type in in your address bar, low cholesterol diet and Daibetic diet and see what you come up with. You could also go to a local doctors office and tell them what you are looking for and if they have any of these available as a printed out, they will give them to you.
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