Diabetes and Vegetarianism

A standard vegetarian diet could help diabetes sufferers, particularly those type 2 patients seeking to avoid insulin injections, and pre-diabetics worried about developing the disease.

The BDA (British Diabetic Association) recommends a diet that closely matches a vegetarian diet, due to the fact that eating this type of food is loaded with fibre and complex carbohydrates. In the body, this translates to a better metabolism and perhaps lower blood sugar levels.

Vegetarians are typically thinner, with a better proportion of muscle to fat, and not suffering from high bad cholesterol levels (unless their lifestyle external to diet contradicts this).

More Information

• Vegetarian Society online
  http://www.vegsoc.org/
• Online vegetarian information and shop
  http://www.vegetarian.org.uk/