specifically related to proper control of blood glucose level, by linking patient outcomes with health literacy and patient trust. A quantitative study consisting of a convenience sample of 102 subjects from two urban health care centers was used. Patient demographics, socioeconomic status, and diabetes related knowledge, and depression were measured. The results of this study are mixed in supporting the hypothesis that lower health literacy directly impacts glycemic control. The 2010 journal article
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Patrick Sullivan HSCI 331 Journal Critique The Potential for Glycemic Control Monitoring and Screening for diabetes at Dental Visits Using Oral Blood: By: Shiela M. Strauss, Mary T. Rosedale, Michael A. Pesce, David M. Rindskopf, Navjot Kaur, Caroline M. Juterbock, Mark S. Wolff, Dolores Malaspina, and Ann Danoff Vol. 105, No. 4, pp. 796-801. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302357 Diabetes has become a major problem in the United States. More and more Americans are affected each
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blood sugar levels has been overturned as researchers find out more about the physiological effects of foods on blood sugar levels. New ways to measure just how our blood sugar will react to various foods has provided insights into the prevention and control of conditions such as obesity, diabetes and heart disease and has also revolutionised diet in sport and the foods eaten in the hours before physical exertion in sport. The Glycaemic index (GI) The glycaemic index (GI) is a way of assessing measuring
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High Glycemic Foods: Affects on Obesity & Disease Are high glycemic diets a cause of obesity and disease in America today? Obesity and chronic diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease are at an all time high in the United States; studies link a high glycemic diet with obesity and chronic disease. The Worldwide Health Organization (WHO) reports that there are more than 1 billion overweight adults globally” (WHO, 2010). According to a 2005-2006 CDC study of the United States population
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Strict diet is often done to control blood glucose levels by reducing and even avoiding rice consumption because rice is considered as hyperglycemic food (can raise blood glucose level quickly) and replacing it with tubers. Whereas rice has a range of Glycemic Index value (GI), from low to high GI depending on the species and varieties. Rices that raise blood glucose level quickly have high GI levels, whereas with low GI will raise blood glucose levels slowly. Glycemic Index (GI) The number listed
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* Remove grains from the diet ( Breads) , also whole grain doesn't make it much better because most of the fiber has still been taken out. * You generally want to stick with slow digesting foods (Low GI foods) during every part of the day except around strenuous activity like a workout, where you should have a fast digesting carb (High GI food) mainly after and during a workout. * Low GI Foods - most dairy products, most fruits and vegetables, whole unrefined grains and sprouted grains,
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World's largest study discovers how to keep the weight off for good Experts claim to have found the perfect diet for preventing weight gain Print Share Send Thu 25 Nov, 2010 11:00 am GMT © PinkShot - Fotolia.com Losing weight is difficult enough but, as anyone who has ever been on a diet knows, keeping it off is even harder. However, Danish researchers say they have come up with the perfect diet to lose weight and keep it off. According to the world's largest diet study, the best way
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Low Glycemic Index food LIST (GI < 55) [pic] | Food Type |GI |Food Type |GI | |Chili |10 |Pears |38 | |Cabbage |10 |Tomato soup, tinned |38
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Let the Glycemic Gourmet help you grocery shop! BREADS 100% Whole Wheat Bread High Fiber Crisp breads (e.g. Ryvita) (stone ground) Whole Wheat Hamburger Buns (small) Whole Wheat Tortillas (small) Whole Wheat Pitas CEREALS Oatmeal (old-fashioned steel-cut oats) Mushrooms Spinach (fresh or frozen) Peas (fresh or frozen) Zucchini Cucumber Green Beans Asparagus DAIRY Skim Milk Whole Eggs (and/or Liquid Egg Soft Margarine (light, nonhydrogenated) Whites)
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nation’s top selling low calorie sweetener has come out with “Nectresse”. Supposedly “Nectresse” is an all-natural sweetener,. “Nectresse” contains four different ingredients the first being erythritol, one of the sugar alcohols - erythritol has a glycemic index of zero and provides 0.2 calories per gram. The
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