Eating carbs earlier in the day has been linked to better heart health – study finds.
The time of day when patients with diabetes consume particular foods may be as critical to their health as portion size and calorie count, says a new study.
Our bodies have a natural clock that tells us when to sleep and when to wake up. Mealtimes should be in line with this clock.
Certain foods taken at different times of the day may enhance health outcomes for people with diabetes.
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“We observed that eating potatoes in the morning, whole grains in the afternoon, greens and milk in the evening and less processed meat in the evening was associated with better long-term survival in people with diabetes,” says the author of the study.
Adding, “Nutritional guidelines and intervention strategies for diabetes should integrate the optimal consumption times for foods in the future.”
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The researchers used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to calculate the risk of dying from heart disease in 4,642 adults with diabetes.
They discovered that diabetics who had potatoes or starchy vegetables in the morning, whole grains in the afternoon, and dark vegetables such as greens and broccoli together with milk in the evening had a lower risk of dying from heart disease.
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People who ate a lot of processed meat in the evening had a higher risk of dying of heart disease.
Source: Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
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