Diet and nutritionType 2 diabetes — can vegetables reverse it instead of pills?
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Ewa Dąbrowska links type 2 diabetes to insulin resistance and writes that fasting may improve insulin sensitivity and reverse the disease.
- Ewa Dąbrowska attributes this improvement in part to reductions in visceral fat and fatty deposits in organs, and to the possible restoration of pancreatic function.
- She presents this as a possibility, not a certain outcome for everyone: after one week of fasting, glucose levels normalized in more than 80% of patients.
What the authors write
Ewa Dąbrowska
Insulin resistance is at the root of type 2 diabetes, and fasting may improve the cells’ sensitivity to insulin.
„As a result, the cells become more sensitive to insulin. This is important because insulin resistance is at the root of many metabolic diseases: type 2 diabetes, atherosclerosis, high blood pressure, lipid disorders, and gout. Therefore, treating one of these diseases may also improve the others.”W efekcie poprawia się wrażliwość komórek na insulinę, co jest kluczowe, ponieważ insulinooporność leży u podstaw wielu chorób metabolicznych: cukrzycy typu 2, miażdżycy, nadciśnienia, zaburzeń lipidowych czy dny moczanowej. Dlatego leczenie jednej z tych chorób może przynieść poprawę także w innych.
Ewa Dąbrowska
Fasting may improve insulin sensitivity, restore pancreatic function, and lead to the reversal of diabetes.
„A fruit-and-vegetable fast reduces visceral fat and fatty deposits in organs, improving insulin sensitivity. It may also restore pancreatic function and lead to the reversal of the disease. In addition, fasting may reduce, and sometimes even reverse, diabetic complications: polyneuropathy (nerve damage), nephropathy (kidney damage), angiopathy (blood vessel damage, e.g.”Post warzywno-owocowy, redukując tłuszcz trzewny i stłuszczenie narządów, poprawia wrażliwość na insulinę. Może również przywrócić funkcję trzustki i prowadzić do cofnięcia choroby. Dodatkowo, post może ograniczyć, a niekiedy nawet odwrócić powikłania cukrzycowe: polineuropatię (uszkodzenie nerwów), nefropatię (uszkodzenie nerek), angiopatię (uszkodzenie naczyń, np.
Ewa Dąbrowska
Fasting helps reduce body fat and reverse fatty liver, improving insulin sensitivity; insulin resistance is at the root of type 2 diabetes.
„Metabolic diseasesFasting helps reduce excess body fat and reverse fatty liver. As a result, the cells become more sensitive to insulin. This is important because insulin resistance is at the root of many metabolic diseases: type 2 diabetes, atherosclerosis, high blood pressure, lipid disorders, and gout.”Choroby metabolicznePost wspomaga redukcję nadmiaru tkanki tłuszczowej i cofa stłuszczenie wątroby. W efekcie poprawia się wrażliwość komórek na insulinę, co jest kluczowe, ponieważ insulinooporność leży u podstaw wielu chorób metabolicznych: cukrzycy typu 2, miażdżycy, nadciśnienia, zaburzeń lipidowych czy dny moczanowej.
Ewa Dąbrowska
Fasting may improve insulin sensitivity, restore pancreatic function, and lead to the reversal of the disease; glucose levels normalized in more than 80% of patients after one week.
„A fruit-and-vegetable fast reduces visceral fat and fatty deposits in organs, improving insulin sensitivity. It may also restore pancreatic function and lead to the reversal of the disease.
In addition, fasting may reduce, and sometimes even reverse, diabetic complications:
polyneuropathy (nerve damage),
nephropathy (kidney damage),
angiopathy (blood vessel damage, e.g. diabetic foot),
ophthalmopathy (vision damage).
After just one week of a fruit-and-vegetable fast, glucose levels normalized in more than 80% of patients we observed.”Post warzywno-owocowy, redukując tłuszcz trzewny i stłuszczenie narządów, poprawia wrażliwość na insulinę. Może również przywrócić funkcję trzustki i prowadzić do cofnięcia choroby.
Dodatkowo, post może ograniczyć, a niekiedy nawet odwrócić powikłania cukrzycowe:
polineuropatię (uszkodzenie nerwów),
nefropatię (uszkodzenie nerek),
angiopatię (uszkodzenie naczyń, np. stopa cukrzycowa),
okulopatię (uszkodzenie wzroku).
Już po tygodniu postu warzywno-owocowego u ponad 80% pacjentów obserwowaliśmy normalizację poziomu glukozy.
Ewa Dąbrowska
Fasting helps reduce excess body fat and reverse fatty liver, improving the cells’ sensitivity to insulin; insulin resistance is at the root of type 2 diabetes.
„Fasting helps reduce excess body fat and reverse fatty liver. As a result, the cells become more sensitive to insulin. This is important because insulin resistance is at the root of many metabolic diseases: type 2 diabetes, atherosclerosis, high blood pressure, lipid disorders, and gout.”Post wspomaga redukcję nadmiaru tkanki tłuszczowej i cofa stłuszczenie wątroby. W efekcie poprawia się wrażliwość komórek na insulinę, co jest kluczowe, ponieważ insulinooporność leży u podstaw wielu chorób metabolicznych: cukrzycy typu 2, miażdżycy, nadciśnienia, zaburzeń lipidowych czy dny moczanowej.
Research from PubMed · Europe PMC
We selected 2 studies with the best, positive results. This is a selection, not a full review of all research.
Total number of studies on this topic in PubMed: 1 026.
A meta-analysis found that healthy dietary patterns, including those based on vegetables, fruit, and legumes, were associated with a lower incidence of type 2 diabetes.
Aim of the study: Background: Different methodological approaches to constructing dietary patterns and differences in their composition limit conclusions about healthy dietary patterns for diabetes prevention. Objective: We summarized evidence from prospective studies that examined associations between dietary patterns and type 2 diabetes, taking different methodological approaches into account. Methods: A literature search (MEDLINE and Web of Science) identified prospective studies (cohorts or trials) linking dietary patterns with diabetes incidence in participants who did not have diabetes and were apparently healthy.
Results: These patterns were characterized by high intakes of refined grains, sugar-sweetened soft drinks, and processed meat, and all were significantly associated with diabetes risk. Conclusions: Our meta-analysis suggests that diets based on the Mediterranean diet, DASH, and AHEI have strong potential for preventing diabetes, although they differ in some specific components. Exploratory dietary patterns were grouped according to food groups that they had in common and were significantly associated with diabetes risk, even though the evidence linking individual foods to diabetes was limited. However, these remain population-specific observations. Consistent positive associations with diabetes risk were observed for 3 RRR patterns.
Money for the studynot stated
Do the authors have ties to companies?not stated
Did a manufacturer help with the study?unknown
Type of studycombined analysis of many studies (meta-analysis)
“Not stated” does not mean nobody paid — the database does not always record it.
In people with type 2 diabetes, the DASH4D diet lowered average glucose levels and increased the time glucose remained within the target range.
Aim of the study: The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet is rich in foods (fruit, vegetables, whole grains) that may reduce hyperglycemia and glucose variability.
Results: In analyses of secondary outcomes, glucose standard deviation and time spent with hyperglycemia (glucose >180 mg dl-1 and >250 mg dl-1) were lower on the DASH4D diet, while time spent with hypoglycemia (glucose <70 mg dl-1 and <54 mg dl-1) was similar across diets. There were no serious adverse events related to continuous glucose monitoring or the study diets. These results suggest that the DASH4D diet is a promising nutritional approach for substantially improving glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes. ClinicalTrials.gov registration: NCT04286555.
Money for the studygovernment, public institutions · NHLBI NIH HHS, NIDDK NIH HHS, NCATS NIH HHS
Do the authors have ties to companies?not stated
Did a manufacturer help with the study?unknown
Type of studystudy with random allocation to groups (RCT)
Participants89
“Not stated” does not mean nobody paid — the database does not always record it.
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Orthomolecular Medicine News Service Opinion material
„Plasma vitamin C level, fruit and vegetable consumption, and the risk of new-onset type 2 diabetes mellitus: the European prospective investigation of cancer--Norfolk prospective study. Arch Intern Med. 2008 Jul 28;168(14):1493-9. 10. Solomon AJ. Multiple sclerosis and vitamin D. Neurology. 2011 Oct 25;77(17):e99-e100. 11. Selhub J, Troen A, Rosenberg IH. B vitamins and the aging brain. Nutr Rev. 2010 Dec;68 Suppl 2:S112-8. Nutritional Medicine is Orthomolecular Medicine Orthomolecular medicine uses safe, effective nutritional therapy to fight illness.”Plasma vitamin C level, fruit and vegetable consumption, and the risk of new-onset type 2 diabetes mellitus: the European prospective investigation of cancer--Norfolk prospective study. Arch Intern Med. 2008 Jul 28;168(14):1493-9. 10. Solomon AJ. Multiple sclerosis and vitamin D. Neurology. 2011 Oct 25;77(17):e99-e100. 11. Selhub J, Troen A, Rosenberg IH. B vitamins and the aging brain. Nutr Rev. 2010 Dec;68 Suppl 2:S112-8. Nutritional Medicine is Orthomolecular Medicine Orthomolecular medicine uses safe, effective nutritional therapy to fight illness.
Orthomolecular Medicine News Service Opinion material
„(2008) Plasma vitamin C level, fruit and vegetable consumption, and the risk of new-onset type 2 diabetes mellitus: the European prospective investigation of cancer--Norfolk prospective study. Arch Intern Med. 168:1493-1499. Shargorodsky M, Debby O, Matas Z, Zimlichman R. Effect of Long-Term Treatment with Antioxidants (Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Coenzyme Q10 and Selenium) on Arterial Compliance, Humoral Factors and Inflammatory Markers in Patients with Multiple Cardiovascular Risk Factors. Nutr Metab (Lond) 7:55. Kurl S, Tuomainen TP, Laukkanen JA, et al. (2002) Plasma Vitamin C Modifies the Association between Hypertension and Risk of Stroke.”(2008) Plasma vitamin C level, fruit and vegetable consumption, and the risk of new-onset type 2 diabetes mellitus: the European prospective investigation of cancer--Norfolk prospective study. Arch Intern Med. 168:1493-1499. Shargorodsky M, Debby O, Matas Z, Zimlichman R. Effect of Long-Term Treatment with Antioxidants (Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Coenzyme Q10 and Selenium) on Arterial Compliance, Humoral Factors and Inflammatory Markers in Patients with Multiple Cardiovascular Risk Factors. Nutr Metab (Lond) 7:55. Kurl S, Tuomainen TP, Laukkanen JA, et al. (2002) Plasma Vitamin C Modifies the Association between Hypertension and Risk of Stroke.
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