Maintaining blood sugar levels under control is a very sensitive matter for people with diabetes, amid intensive medical research to communicate the types of foods that make it easier for patients to deal with the condition.
In cases of type 2 diabetes, experts often advise weight loss, as this has positive effects that will reflect well on controlling blood sugar levels.
Doctor Joseph Ambani said that nuts such as almonds, walnuts and cashews play an important role in this journey, given their richness in nutrients, unsaturated fats, fiber, protein, vitamins and minerals.
The following are the health benefits that we will reap from eating nuts, especially with regard to controlling diabetes:
Reducing inflammation
Ambani said inflammation is associated with many chronic diseases, such as diabetes, and nuts, with their antioxidant-rich properties, can help reduce inflammation.
Controlling blood sugar levels
As the nutritional components of nuts are able to control blood sugar levels and thus prevent type 2 diabetes.
Weight control
Adding nuts to our health system is able to reduce our feeling of hunger, and thus control weight, and reduce the risk of obesity, which is a major risk factor for both heart disease and type 2 diabetes.
