The time we eat certain foods can affect our health no less than the total calories we have put into our bodies.
New research suggests that people with diabetes should plan what to eat and when.
A study published in the Journal of the Association of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism found that meal times should be coordinated with the biological clock.
In our body there is a natural and internal process that regulates the sleep cycle which is repeated every 24 hours.
The study found that the health status of diabetics may improve if they eat certain foods at different times of the day.
"We found during the study that eating potatoes in the morning, whole grains in the afternoon, vegetables and milk in the evening and less processed meat in the evening was associated with better long-term survival in people with diabetes," said Dr. Qingrao Song of the School of Medicine. Of Harbin University, China.
"Dietary guidelines and pre-planned eating actions in diabetics should incorporate optimal consumption times for future foods."
The researchers analyzed data from 4,642 people with diabetes from the National Health and Nutrition Survey to determine their risk of dying from heart disease.
They found that people with diabetes who ate potatoes or starchy vegetables in the morning, whole grains in the afternoon and dark vegetables like vegetables and broccoli and milk in the evening, were less likely to die from heart disease.
Those who ate a lot of processed meat in the evening were more likely to die from heart disease.
Prof. Julio Weinstein is the director of the diabetes research unit at Wolfson Hospital and a senior diabetic at DMC Medical Center: And type 2 diabetes. Processed food, mostly fast food is also called 'junk food' because it does not contain ingredients that help health and does not add nutritional values to our body. .
Prof. Weinstein added: "Some ways to prevent diabetes involve adhering to a healthy lifestyle, proper and balanced diet, exercise and avoiding stress. Diabetics are advised to use a continuous, non-prickly glucose meter that can diagnose sugar levels at any given moment and compile a balanced menu. That will help formulate a healthy lifestyle with the personal recommendation of a dietitian for each patient. "
The research team at Wolfson Hospital, led by Prof. Julio Weinstein, examined for a decade the importance of meal timing among type 2 diabetics and came to similar conclusions.
These studies proved what Maimonides, the greatest physician of the Jewish people of all time, said about 800 years ago: "Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a wretch." Skipping breakfast can lead to an increase in both body weight and values. Blood sugar.
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