Contrary to popular belief, advising patients who are newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes to limit their fruit intake does not improve glycemic control, according to a new study in Nutrition Journal. Researchers randomized patients to high fruit or low fruit intake, and after 12 weeks, the 2 groups had similar drops in glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels, weight, and girth.
All subjects received standard medical nutrition therapy. However, subjects in the low-fruit-intake group were advised eat no more than 2 pieces of fruit a day, whereas the subjects in the high-fruit-intake group were told to indulge in 2 or more pieces of fruit a day. A piece of fruit was defined as the amount that contained about 10 g of carbohydrate — for example, an apple (100 g), half a banana (50 g), or an orange (125 g). The subjects were also instructed to eat whole fruit, skip dried fruit, and not drink fruit juice.
Patients in the high-fruit-intake group had a significant drop in HbAIC levels, from 6.74% to 6.26%. They also lost weight and trimmed their waistlines. Similar results were obtained by patients in the low-fruit-intake group.
Bonnie: It is preposterous to recommend that type 2 diabetics avoid fruit. Sticking with lower glycemic fruit, as well as, eating it with a lean protein or healthy fat, is all you need to do to normalize your blood sugar.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
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Such an interesting study...I'm wondering if the study discriminated between high and low glycemic fruits, and if they stipulated that the fruit be eaten with healthy fat or lean protein. Or was it just fruit eaten whole at any time?
They did not stipulate. It was just the aggregate amount of fruit consumed.
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