A Harvard study that tracked diets over more than a decade found people with diabetes who avoided the typical high-carb, highly processed, animal product-dense American diet lived longer.
. Nearly half died during the period under investigation, about 1,400 of them from cardiovascular disease and 900 from cancer.Those who ate a lower-carbohydrate diet – except if that diet was considered unhealthy because of high levels of proteins and saturated fats from animal products or refined carbohydrates – had a lower risk of dying.
Truly low carbohydrate diets, such as the ketogenic diet, are feasible in research trials, but may be challenging to adhere to in the real world over the long-term, said Qi Sun, who lead the study. who ate a more realistic 30% to 40% of calories from carbohydrates. In the typical American diet, people get 50% to 60% of their calories from carbohydrates, often in refined carbohydrates, like white bread, white rice, and products made with flour from refined wheat or white rice.
The key, he said, is to avoid sugary drinks, refined carbohydrates like packaged cookies, and unhealthy proteins and fats such as beef and other red meats and high-fat dairy products. "Improving diet quality" by eating more whole grains, fruits and vegetables, he said, may be the essential dietary advice, regardless of which healthful diets patients try to consume. Eating a high quality diet may also help with weight control.
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