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hydrogenated (trans) fats.
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There are good carbohydrates and bad carbohydrates. What is the key distinguishing factor? Refining and processing.
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reduced-carbohydrate, higher-fat
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Check the labels on meat products, where sugar is often added to the sauce or during processing.
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Why is fat useful in preventing and treating type 2 diabetes? Remember that of the three macronutrients, dietary fat stimulates insulin the least. Pure fats, such as butter and olive oil, stimulate almost no insulin release. Therefore, replacing refined carbohydrates with natural fats is a simple, natural method of reducing insulin.17
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“Before you spend $26,000 on weight loss surgery, do this.”12 What is the solution they’re talking about? Simple. A low-carbohydrate diet.
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THE MOST IMPORTANT rule, without exception, is to eliminate all added sugars from your diet. Recall that insulin resistance is the result of fatty liver becoming overfilled and unable to accept more glucose.
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When the American Diabetes Association says there is no cure for type 2 diabetes, what they mean is that there is no drug cure.
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therapy available for type 2 diabetes. But can’t you simply reduce your daily calorie intake to get the same effect? It sounds good, but the simple answer is no.