Guess diabetics out there should stay away from foods like the one pictured (above) then…
According to a new study, limiting calories is the key to losing weight for people who suffer from diabetes.
Here’s what study lead author Jeremy D. Krebs had to say about it:
“I think there are two key messages from this study. The first is that no matter what diet we prescribe, people find it extremely difficult to sustain the changes from their habitual diet over a long time. But if they are able to follow either a high-protein diet or a high-carbohydrate diet, they can achieve modest weight loss.”
More from Krebs:
“…For people with diabetes, if they can adhere to either diet and achieve weight loss, then they do get benefits in terms of their diabetes control and cardiovascular risk.”
And here’s what registered dietitian Lona Sandon had to say about the study:
“This is pretty consistent with other research out there that has conducted other long-term comparisons in the general population. In the first six months you might see a little better benefit from a high-protein approach. But long-term, the initial benefits from a high-protein diet seem to diminish over time, and the two diets end up being essentially equivalent.”
“The bottom-line is that the issue for weight loss is calories. Not where those calories come from. You need to create an energy deficit to lead to weight loss, and that happens by decreasing those calories. That’s just been shown again and again.”
Very inneresting, and def something for diabetics out there to keep in mind.
We’ll be sure to keep an ear out for more on this study.