Restaurant Blood-Sugar Booster
You want fries with that?you’re looking to keep your blood-sugar levels steady, the answer is a great big “No.”
Be they fried, baked, or mashed and whipped, too many spuds in your diet — especially if they crowd out whole grains — may set you up for a blood-sugar roller-coaster ride. And that could mean diabetes down the road. Here’s what to order instead.
Steady as She Goes
Potatoes can have their place in a healthful diet. They’re low in fat if cooked right, and if you eat the skin, you get a fiber boost as well.
But keep in mind that potatoes are considered a high-glycemic-index carb — the kind of carb that can cause blood sugar to spike, then drop suddenly. And too much of that may set the stage for diabetes.
Case in point: Women in a study who ate one daily serving of starchy potatoes or two weekly servings of french fries had a slightly higher diabetes risk compared with the non-spud-loving lasses. The effect was even worse when the women ate potatoes in place of whole grains.
Better Blood-Sugar Choices
Better side dishes for blood-sugar control? High-fiber whole grains (think brown rice or whole-wheat pasta), fiber-rich veggies (peas, artichokes, and broccoli top the list), or a salad (made with spinach, not iceberg). Read more about Diabetes at http://www.diabeteshealthtalk.com/
Restaurant Blood-Sugar Booster, diabetes
Restaurant Blood-Sugar Booster, diabetes
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