The End of Diabetes by Joel Fuhrman

Author:Joel Fuhrman
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2011-11-19T16:00:00+00:00

Chromium

Chromium is another nutrient commonly recommended to diabetics because those with diabetes are typically overweight and have been eating diabetic-promoting diets low in chromium. In other words, eating refined grains, sweets, and processed foods leads to chromium deficiency and worsens diabetes. A meta-analysis identified forty-one trials that evaluated the effects of various chromium formulations and dosages and found mild benefits, especially among patients whose diabetes was poorly controlled.49

Of course, when you eat a nutritarian diet with tomatoes, onions, and greens—foods that are very high in chromium—you protect yourself from chromium deficiency and diabetes. So even though clinical trials show a modest improvement in markers of insulin resistance and glucose levels in patients who supplement with chromium, I am not certain this supplement will be of value for people following my high-micronutrient approach, as they are now receiving adequate chromium and have already curtailed foods that cause chromium deficiency.

Remember, this is not a calorie-counting plan. You can eat as much as you desire of the recommended unlimited foods. You can eat limited amounts of several other foods too. Let hunger be your guide. Do not eat until you’re full. Just eat so your hunger is satisfied. You do not have to eat all the foods in the suggested guidelines and menus, and you can switch around the meals if that’s what works best for you. The most favorable way to eat is to learn from experience so you know the right amount of food that will allow you to be hungry in time for the next meal. If you are not hungry before the next meal, then you have eaten too much at the prior meal. Remember, hunger is felt mostly in the throat and increases your ability to enjoy food. If you are not hungry, do not eat. You will not die if you skip a meal or two or three. Err on the side of undereating so you can make sure you are eating only when you’re hungry. You will enjoy eating more when you feel you have emptied your tank before refueling. As they say, hunger is the best sauce.

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