People with diabetes need to watch their diet. Here is precisely a food considered “healthy” but to be avoided on a daily basis.
In France, almost 4.5 million people have diabetes. Diabetes is a chronic disease that affects the way your body regulates blood glucose (sugar). There are several types of diabetes, the most common being type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes.
Common symptoms of diabetes are noted to include excessive thirst, frequent urination, unintentional weight loss, fatigue, blurred vision and wounds that heal slowly.
Early diagnosis and proper management of diabetes is essential to prevent long-term complications, such as heart disease, kidney problems, eye problems and nerve damage. Today, we are learning that a food considered “healthy” should be avoided in cases of diabetes.
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Why avoid white rice when you have diabetes
It is white rice which is part of the list of “healthy” foods to avoid. We recall that white rice is a variety of rice which has undergone a process of hulling, polishing and elimination of the outer covering, the endosperm and the germ.
This processing process removes most of the nutrients, fiber and natural compounds from the rice, leaving mainly the starch. These multiple transformations will therefore boost the sugar level in the blood and the body, which is precisely what we seek to avoid when we have diabetes.
The best alternative to white rice is therefore whole grain rice which has not undergone the refining process that is applied to white rice. As a result, brown rice is much more nutritious because it retains much of its nutrients, fiber and natural compounds. Finally, its glycemic index is lower because it releases glucose more slowly into the bloodstream, thus contributing to more stable blood sugar levels.