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Just as there are health benefits to drinking lemon water, there are a surprising number of ways that watermelon is good for you as well. I always knew that it was a good source of hydration, but ...
The right prediabetic diet can help you avoid a type 2 diabetes diagnosis. Vicki Shanta Retelny, RDN shares her ideas to help you stay healthy for life. The post Everything You Need to Know About ...
Several of the nutrients in watermelon may also support a healthy heart. Lycopene, a plant compound found in watermelon, may help lower blood pressure — one way to reduce the risk of a heart attack.
Prediabetes is a component of metabolic syndrome and is characterized by elevated blood sugar levels that fall below the threshold to diagnose diabetes mellitus.It usually does not cause symptoms but people with prediabetes often have obesity (especially abdominal or visceral obesity), dyslipidemia with high triglycerides and/or low HDL cholesterol, and hypertension. [1]
[13] [14] In a 2019 consensus report on nutrition therapy for adults with diabetes and prediabetes the American Diabetes Association (ADA) states "Reducing overall carbohydrate intake for individuals with diabetes has demonstrated the most evidence for improving glycemia (blood sugar) and may be applied in a variety of eating patterns that meet ...
The American Diabetes Association categorizes people with prediabetes, who have glycemic levels higher than normal but do not meet criteria for diabetes, as a high-risk group. Without intervention, people with prediabetes progress to type 2 diabetes with a 5% to 10% rate.
If you have prediabetes, you’re not doomed to get type 2 diabetes, so long as you’re proactive about getting — and keeping — your blood sugar levels below the prediabetes range.
GL is a GI-weighted measure of carbohydrate content. For instance, watermelon has a high GI, but a typical serving of watermelon does not contain many carbohydrates, so the glycemic load of eating it is low. Whereas glycemic index is defined for each type of food, glycemic load can be calculated for any size serving of a food, an entire meal ...