Nuts' diabetic effect

Eating nuts every day could help control Type 2 diabetes and prevent its complications, according to new research published in the journal Diabetes Care. Consuming two ounces of mixed, unsalted, raw, or dry-roasted nuts daily as a replacement for carbohydrates proved effective at glycemic and serum lipid control for people with Type 2 diabetes. nuts have benefits for both blood glucose control and blood lipids and may be used as part of a strategy to improve

One group was given muffins, one was provided with a mixture of nuts including raw almonds, pistachios, walnuts, pecans, hazelnuts, peanuts, cashews, and macadamias, and one group was given a mixture of muffins and nuts. Subjects receiving the nut-only supplement reported the greatest improvement in blood glucose control using the glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) test. The nut diet subjects also experienced a reduction in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. The subjects provided the muffin supplement or mixed muffin-and-nut supplement experienced no significant improvement in gylcemic control but those receiving the muffin-nut mixture also significantly lowered their serum LDL levels.