I thought this article was interesting showing that Asian Americans do better on their traditional high carbohydrate diet when it comes to managing their diabetes.
Traditional Asian diet lowered insulin resistance in Asian Americans
Last updated: 22 September 2014 at 12am PST
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/282735.php
Why are Asian Americans at higher risk of developing type 2
diabetes than Caucasian Americans, and prone to develop the disease at lower body weights? One part of this puzzle may lie in the transition from traditional high-fiber, low-fat Asian diets to current westernized diets, which may pose extra risks for those of Asian heritage, says George King, M.D., Senior Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer at Joslin Diabetes Center and the senior author of the study.
A Joslin randomized clinical trial now has demonstrated that both Asian Americans and Caucasian Americans at risk of type 2 diabetes who adopted a rigorously controlled traditional Asian diet lowered their insulin resistance. (A leading risk factor for developing the disease, insulin resistance is a condition in which the body struggles to use the hormone insulin, which helps to metabolize sugar.)
For the first eight weeks, all the participants ate a traditional high-fiber East Asian diet with 70% of calories from
carbohydrates, 15% from protein and 15% from fat, and providing 15 g fiber/1,000 kcal. The food was prepared fresh by local chefs and delivered every two days. "Three meals and one snack were included each day, and we made sure that they were nutritious as well as very tasty," says Ka Hei Karen Lau, a Joslin dietitian and certified diabetes educator.