Tue, Sep-21-04, 19:19
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Senior Member
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Plan: Atkins/Protein Power
Stats: 256/179/160
BF:38.9/27.2/24.3
Progress: 80%
Location: Triangle NC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by K Walt
For DECADES now, the American Diabetes Association has been telling diabetics to eat LOW FAT, and HIGH STARCH, because they are at risk of heart disease.
Of course, eating HIGH STARCH just cranks up their blood sugar, and their A1c. It's virtually impossible to reduce your A1c to acceptable levels by eating the HIGH STARCH diet the ADA recommends.
The ADA thought the fat was the problem.
Duh. It's the sugar.
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Actually, it's only been since the mid-90's that diabetics were told to eat a "normal" diet and the "diabetic diet" was done away with.
http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-fo...b2003/heart.jsp
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