Eating For Health

Have you been diagnosed with prediabetes?   Cleveland Clinic notes this “is essentially a health warning stage”.   Your blood sugar level is higher than normal but not too high as to be classified as Type 2 diabetes.   There are a lot of Americans with prediabetes , about 38% of all adults in America, or 96 million adults have prediabetes.   Most are unaware they even have prediabetes. Can you reverse prediabetes? There is good news, that with lifestyle changes, prediabetes can be reversed.   These lifestyle changes include weight loss if overweight, a healthier diet, and regular physical activity.   (See:   Walk Your Way to Better Blood Sugar Control .)   CDC notes that “if you have prediabetes, losing weight by eating healthy and being more active can cut your risk of getting type 2 diabetes in half.”   What is prediabetes? Your blood carries glucose around your body to be used by your cells for energy.   Blood sugar is measu...

According to CDC , about 34-36 million Americans have type 2 diabetes.   Although type 2 diabetes develops more often in people over 45, more and more children, teens and young adults are developing type 2 diabetes.   In addition to type 2 diabetes, as of 2021 an estimated 97.6 million Americans aged 18 and older had prediabetes or about 1 in 3 adults.   Unlike type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes can be prevented or delayed with some lifestyle changes.   Are there foods you can eat that would lower your risk of developing type 2 diabetes? Yes.   Foods high in a substance called flavonoids can help lower the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.   What are flavonoids? Flavonoids are compounds found in certain foods and beverages including some fruits, vegetables, teas and some other plant-based foods.   These flavonoids help give “fruits and vegetables their deep, rich colors”.     Studies have found that consuming a diet rich in flavono...