Food
Debunking the myths.
Does any food cause Diabetes?
Diabetic food industry.
Avoiding salty foods.
Chocolate and Flavinoids.
Chocolate chocolate.
Fast foods and Trans Fats.
Fish oil and Omega-3 fatty acids.
Portion Sizes then and now.
Probiotics.
Rice.
The White Rice News Story: Eating White Rice causes Type 2 Diabetes.
How much can I believe in this News Story?
The Scientific Stuff.
The Science of the Story.
The Newspaper Headline Story.
The Science Linking Diabetes to Rice Culture.
The Harvard Study.
Implications for the Public resulting from this Article.
So What Does all this Mean to Me?
Ok What Should I do?
Putting Rice in its Place.
Have a Rice Day: Some Rice Facts.
Shellfish and Cholesterol.
Sugar and Sweetners.
Natural sweetners.
Nutritive sweetners.
Artificial sweetners.
Superfoods.
Debunking the myths
There are so many myths surrounding food and diabetes but we hope in this section you will find all the information that you need and to dispel common myths about what you are not supposed to eat.
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