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Loving Legumes: 12 Delicious Ways to Add Beans to Your Diet

Loving Legumes: 12 Delicious Ways to Add Beans to Your Diet

To celebrate the many health benefits of legumes, also known as pulses, and to promote the variety of reasons and ways they are eaten around the world, the UN General Assembly declared 2016 “The Year of the Pulses.” Join the party before the year is over! Afterall, beans, beans they’re good for your heart—and your blood sugar!
November 30, 2016
Twelve easy and nutritious ways to add more beans to your diet. A nutrition expert explains why blood sugar benefits from eating beans.
Future Blood Sugar Solution: Harness Your Gut Bacteria

Future Blood Sugar Solution: Harness Your Gut Bacteria

October 31, 2016
A growing stack of research suggests that disturbances of your microbiome may play a role in the development of type 2 diabetes.
Substitute Healthy Fats for Saturated Fats, Refined Carbs to Reduce Diabetes Risk

Substitute Healthy Fats for Saturated Fats, Refined Carbs to Reduce Diabetes Risk

Review of 100 studies finds replacing saturated fats and carbs with unsaturated fats may reduce risk of getting type 2 diabetes or help manage it.
July 20, 2016
Study results reveal that eating healthy fats, and fewer refined carbs, is tied to better A1c levels.
Bye, Bye Butter Guilt?

Bye, Bye Butter Guilt?

June 29, 2016
Experts found no link between butter and heart disease or overall death, slightly protective link between butter and diabetes. But butter still doesn't get a green light.
What Do Diabetes Nutrition Experts Really Eat? 3 Pros Share Their Healthy Eating Tips
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What Do Diabetes Nutrition Experts Really Eat? 3 Pros Share Their Healthy Eating Tips

June 29, 2016
Here, healthy meals, snacks and a other useful kitchen tips. Eating better has never been easier.
4 Foods to Steer Clear of, and What to Have Instead

4 Foods to Steer Clear of, and What to Have Instead

When you have diabetes, the list of foods to avoid can seem endless. Before you throw your hands up in despair, here are some healthy alternatives to foods you really should avoid when trying to manage blood glucose levels.
May 12, 2016
When you have diabetes, every bite counts. Having healthier versions of food that make managing blood glucose more challenging is one way to indulge yourself without harming your health. Here, some suggestions.
Is the Hot Sauce Craze All Hype?

Is the Hot Sauce Craze All Hype?

You know what is hot, hot, hot right now? Hot sauce! Everyone from celebrities to your neighbor next door can’t seem to get enough of this fiery red sauce.
April 14, 2016
Research shows there's more to hot sauce than they hype. The fiery condiment has actual health benefits that may even help manage diabetes.
Bring on the Full-Fat Dairy? Not So Fast

Bring on the Full-Fat Dairy? Not So Fast

Full-fat dairy was linked with reduced risk of diabetes, but experts say it's not a green light to load up on milk, cheese and butter.
April 11, 2016
Adults who consumed more full-fat dairy products (as reflected by higher levels of certain fatty acids in their blood samples) had a lower risk of getting type 2 diabetes over a long-term follow-up, according to a new study from Circulation.
Can a Monday Fast Fix Weekend Overeating?

Can a Monday Fast Fix Weekend Overeating?

Registered Dietitian Erin Palinski Wade weighs in on the pros and cons of intermittent fasting
March 29, 2016
A registered dietitian looks at the research about fasting for weight loss and insulin resistance
5 St. Patrick's Day Recipe Makeovers

5 St. Patrick's Day Recipe Makeovers

Here's to your health— or slainte, as the Irish like to say!
March 15, 2016
Registered Dietitian Erin Palinski reached out to her favorite food bloggers to find super healthy versions of St. Patrick’s Day favorites, including Irish Soda Bread and Shepherd's Pie.
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