People with diabetes who eat less processed foods at night can live longer, according to a new study. The study was published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.Also read – What you need to know about renal disease – the risk for diabetics
Meal timing should be consistent with the biological clock – a natural, internal process that regulates the sleep-wake cycle and is repeated every 24 hours. Eating certain foods at different times of the day can improve health outcomes for people with diabetes. Also read – Mocha Diye Muger Dal: Eat your way through the history of Bengal at Le Meridien Gurgaon
“We’ve found that eating potatoes in the morning, whole grains in the afternoon, greens in the evening and milk and less processed meats in the evening is good for long-term survival in people with diabetes,” said Kingrao Song, MD. Harbin Medical University in Harbin, China. Also read – Delhi 6 Food Festival at Crowne Plaza Okhla celebrates Mahila Shakti in which you can indulge yourself with Mughal-era flavors.
“Nutritional guidelines and intervention strategies for diabetes should consolidate the best consumption times for food in the future,” he added.
Researchers analyzed data from 4,642 people with diabetes from the National Health and Nutrition Examination 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 and sour vegetables such as greens and broccoli in the afternoon and milk in the evening were less likely to die of heart disease.
People who eat too much processed meat in the evening die of heart disease.
(With ANI inputs)
