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Low Glycemic Index Foods: A Resolution to Ameliorate Type 2 Diabetes

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Journal of Diabetes and Treatment, 6 (1): 09 (2021)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29011/2574-7568.001087

Abstract

Type-2 diabetes (T2D) disorder is among non-communicable disease with increasing prevalence at a worldwide level. It results once the body doesn't create enough hormones or the body cannot use the hormone it produces to manage the blood glucose at normal range. The critical stage of diabetes results in health complication including heart diseases, stroke, nephrosis, blindness, nerve harm, leg and foot amputations and death. The danger factor for this disease include poor diet especially eating many refined foods, sugary snacks, less intake of fruits and vegetables, lack of physical activities, overweight and obesity. Changing the life-style towards healthy diets including low glycemic index foods, highly intake of fruits and vegetables, regularly physical activities, control of overweight and obesity will greatly crop your probabilities of obtaining this sickness. Therefore to stop this condition, promptly action should be taken seriously concerning the modifiable factors that influence its development like lifestyle and dietary habits. This review summarizes the list of low glycemic index foods which may be employed by T2D patients to mitigate the consequences and reduce the death rate.

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