pure fiber foods for diabetes
Beneficial Effects of High Dietary Fiber Intake in Patients with Type
2 Diabetes Mellitus
"A high intake of dietary fiber, particularly of the soluble type,
above the level recommended by the ADA, improves glycemic control,
decreases hyperinsulinemia, and lowers plasma lipid concentrations in
patients with type 2 diabetes"
…..The New England Journal of Medicine Volume 342:1392-1398 May 11,
2000
Dietary fiber and type 2 diabetes
"Water-soluble fiber appears to have a greater potential to reduce
postprandial blood glucose, insulin, and serum lipid levels than
insoluble fiber. Viscosity of the dietary fiber is important; the
greater the viscosity, the greater the effect. "
…Clin Excell Nurse Pract. 2000 Sep;4(5):272-6.
Glucomannan is nature¡¯s most viscous soluble fiber, with the
highest
water holding capacity, and largest molecular weight among any
dietary fiber.
Instant konjac glucomannan pasta recipes:
1 lb Konjac glucomannan pasta
6 oz Marinated artichoke hearts
1/4 lb Mushrooms, sliced
1 c Halved cherry tomatoes
1 c Med pitted ripe olives
1 tb Parsley
1/2 ts Dry basil
Drain and rinse konjac pasta with cold water and drain again. Turn
into a large bowl. Add artichokes and their liquid, mushrooms, cherry
tomatoes, olives, parsley and basil; toss gently. Cover and refrig
for at least 4 hours. Before serving, season with salt and pepper to
taste.
Serving Size : 6
Konjac glucomannan instant pasta was made by nature soluble fiber -
glucomannan and water, have zero net carb, none calories, is very low
glycemic nature food, which contain about 96% water and 4% soluble
fiber.
June 19th, 2005 at 2:01 am
We can all agree that water-soluble fiber is good, but some of the
studies are quite non-specific, and many have overlooked this facet of
health… Glucomannan, posted earlier, is a good fiber with several
benefits, but none of these benefits relate to the restoration and
maintenance of crucial bowel bacteria.
The soluble fiber that has the most benefits is inulin. The reason is
that in addition to the benefits noted above, this is bifidogenic, which
means that it feeds the correct bowel bacteria.
This is a significant benefit. The correct bacteria keep the bowel pH
acid enough to improve mineral absorption. They also both outcompete the
incorrect bacteria and yeasts as well as most viruses, by sheer force of
numbers as well as producing antibacterial products. They manufacture b
vitamins and also enzymes that have been proven to suppress bowel cancer.
The science on probiotics, inulin and sugar- and FOS-free inulin is on my
website; this represents the most detailes resource in one place on the
Internet, and the only source for one of the studies, "Inulin: A
Comprehensive Scientific Review".
The studies continue by stating that inulin increases liver protection
against oxidative stress, and also VLDL and LDL cholesterol is reduced.
This indeed is the ideal supplement for diabetics, particularly the sugar-
free version. If you must use glucomannan as a fiber source, add some
sugar-free inulin to it in recipes to ensure you have a thriving
probiotic culture. Remember, death begins in the colon, and not
exclusively for lack of fiber.
June 22nd, 2005 at 5:34 pm
Thank you for this information. I really appreciate your
references. Interestingly, the ADA format will probably kill us
diabetics. There is a new food pyramid which places starches and
carbohydrates in the "not good" area. Walter Willett of Harvard
School of Health proposed this. It looks good.
> glucomannan and water, have zero net carb, none calories, is very
low
> glycemic nature food, which contain about 96% water and 4% soluble
> fiber.
June 25th, 2005 at 1:57 am
Totally agree. Even if the new pyramid wasn’t absolutely correct yet, and
I’m not familiar with the details yet, it’s vastly better than the old
pyramid and it will save lives. I try to get even my non-diabetic clients
to reduce or eliminate carbs including whole grains.