It's not the "carbs." It's the animal products.
Over 21 million Americans have diabetes.
About 86 million Americans have pre-diabetes.
Diabetes is a leading cause of blindness, amputations, kidney disease, cardiovascular disease, and neuropathy. Medications and treatments costs billions and billions of dollars a year.
Yet, the easiest, cheapest, healthiest, and safest treatment (with only positive side effects) is eating a plant-based diet.
Vegans have shown significantly lower risks for type 2 diabetes than meat-eaters.
http://1.usa.gov/1S8XeA2
Animal protein itself has been associated with increased risk for the disease.
Nutrients | Free Full-Text | Meat Consumption as a Risk Factor for Type 2 Diabetes | HTML
A recent study shared by Dr. Garth Davis concluded that "higher intake of animal protein was associated with an increased risk of [type 2 diabetes], while higher intake of vegetable protein was associated with a modestly reduced risk."
Dietary Protein Intake and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in US Men and Women
Neal Barnard, M.D. has shown improved blood sugar control with a low fat vegan diet when compared to the standard diabetes diet recommendations.
http://bit.ly/1xplRyz
Eat a healthy whole food, plant-based diet to reduce your risk for not only type 2 diabetes, but also most other chronic diseases.
Vegans have shown significantly lower risks for type 2 diabetes than meat-eaters.
http://1.usa.gov/1S8XeA2
Animal protein itself has been associated with increased risk for the disease.
Nutrients | Free Full-Text | Meat Consumption as a Risk Factor for Type 2 Diabetes | HTML
A recent study shared by Dr. Garth Davis concluded that "higher intake of animal protein was associated with an increased risk of [type 2 diabetes], while higher intake of vegetable protein was associated with a modestly reduced risk."
Dietary Protein Intake and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in US Men and Women
Neal Barnard, M.D. has shown improved blood sugar control with a low fat vegan diet when compared to the standard diabetes diet recommendations.
http://bit.ly/1xplRyz
Eat a healthy whole food, plant-based diet to reduce your risk for not only type 2 diabetes, but also most other chronic diseases.
*Resources:
--->CDC's 2014 National Diabetes Statistics Report:
http://1.usa.gov/1qoLJ1R
--->Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine's The Vegan Diet How-To Guide for Diabetes:
http://bit.ly/TpMUxl
--->10 Simple Steps to a Plant-Based Diet:
http://bit.ly/1x23sM8
--->6 Daily 3's:
http://bit.ly/1OyRthB
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